The United Nations headquarters stands in Manhattan in New York on Sept. 9, 2025. The annual U.N. General Assembly, the 80th, begins today with thousands of delegates and world leaders expected to attend over the next few weeks. Creating controversy ahead of this year’s event has been a decision by President Donald Trump’s administration to withhold or revoke visas for Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Liberation Organization officials to attend the gathering. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
PresidentDonald Trump will take the international stage this week to address the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23 in New York City.
The question of Palestinian statehood is expected to dominate this year’s U.N. meeting, with world leaders closely watching Trump’s speech, given his opposition to the proposal.
