Ukraine is the spotlight at UN leaders’ gathering, but is there room for other global priorities?


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Open this photo in gallery: People arrive at the headquarters of United Nations ahead of this week's General Assembly in New York, Sunday, Sept 17.Bryan Woolston/The Associated Press The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take centre stage at the United Nations this week, but developing countries will be vying for the spotlight as well as they push for faster action on poverty and inequality at the first full-on meeting of world leaders since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel three years ago. The annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly takes place at a polarizing and divisive juncture in...