Zelenskyy to present Ukraine’s case to UN general assembly – live

Second day of UNGA in New York will feature speeches by European leaders, while Trump and Xi will meet later

Catching up with what happened at UNGA last night, France's president Emmanuel Macron delivered his last general assembly speech as he is firmly in the last year of his presidency.

And he did not hold back, warning against a global return to the law of the jungle," as he said we cannot accept the new order of impunity that some would like to build."

A year ago, here in this very hall, about a dozen states had recognised Palestine. I hear the cynicism of some people: Recognition is just a piece of paper, look at the reality.'

What credibility do we have if we continue to remain inactive in the face of Gaza? Some boast of a supposed peace. But that peace has not reopened humanitarian access for a single second. Are we simply to stand by and watch this spectacle that should shame us all?"

Look at what is happening in the West Bank, where every day violations are committed. In whose name? Hamas has never operated in the West Bank ...

What is happening there is building, day by day, the impossibility of a project that should be based on respect for the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to exist."