Live: Guterres to open UN General Assembly in final speech of his mandate

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will open the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday for the last time before his term ends on December 31. Guterres will be followed at the podium by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. Trump returns to UN at a moment of anxiety about Iran, AI and the future of world body itself President Donald Trump is set to address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world – and for his presidency. The global economy has been shaken by his decision to launch a war against Iran. Anxiety about the social impact being wrought by artificial intelligence is surging. And questions linger about the future of the United Nations itself with Trump's scaling back US financial support for the United Nations. Guterres to open UN General Assembly in final speech of his mandate United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will give the final speech of his mandate on Tuesday to world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York. Behind the scenes, there will be speculation about who will lead the United Nations next. Guterres’ second five-year term ends December 31 and no clear successor has emerged. There is still no question that the UN remains THE gathering place for its 193 member nations and their leaders. Some 130 heads of state and government are expected to speak at the General Assembly starting Tuesday along with dozens of ministers. Among the headliners will be US President Donald Trump and French President Emanuel Macron. Both will speak Tuesday after Guterres’ opening “state of the world” address. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian speak Wednesday.