UN General Assembly opens amid global chaos and hopeUNITED NATIONS -- Presidents, prime ministers and kings will convene in New York next week for the opening of the 71st General Assembly of the United Nations. Yet contrary to many of the past sessions, there's far less political "buzz" or expectation — and indeed, there's a hint of dispirited resignation. There's an end-of-an-era mood, too, as the 10-year tenure of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, a South Korean, is ending. Syria's civil war has churned on for five years: Over 500,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed. Political deadlock in the U.N. Security Council between the U.S. and Russia makes a lasting settlement more elusive.

Source: The China Post September 16, 2016 16:18 UTC