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I call to order the high-level plenary meeting to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.
I would like to warmly welcome all of you to this anniversary of our United Nations.
I'm here at the United Nations headquarters in New York where I've been seeing journalists and diplomats line up all this morning underneath a row of flags from countries all over the world.
The United Nations is turning 80 years old this year and you know you would think that there would be a celebratory mood but it frankly feels like a party with a dysfunctional family.
The UN is strapped for cash.
There are questions over how relevant this organization is in this moment.
And the big headline that we are waiting for today is that President Trump is about to speak.
And so we're eager to hear what his message is.
From the BBC, I'm Asma Khalid in New York.
And today on The Global Story, Donald Trump's strange lecture to the world.
and what it means for the future of the United Nations.
Asma, you are the Global Story New York Bureau today.
Talk me through your morning.
How's it going?
Yeah, I've been up here in New York City with two of the producers on our team, and we're here.
You can probably hear a bit of the hubba behind us.