NPR interview examines whether the UN General Assembly achieves results
During the UN General Assembly session in New York, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviewed Council on Foreign Relations president Michael Froman about whether the annual gathering actually accomplishes anything.
World leaders have gathered in New York for the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, the body's yearly meeting where heads of state and government address global issues. During this year's session, NPR correspondent Mary Louise Kelly spoke with Michael Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a prominent U.S. foreign policy think tank.
A recurring question
The conversation focused on a question often raised around the annual gathering: whether the heavily covered diplomatic event produces tangible outcomes, or whether it primarily functions as a symbolic stage for speeches and sideline bilateral meetings between leaders.
As head of the Council on Foreign Relations, Froman's perspective was presented as a relevant voice in the broader debate over the effectiveness of multilateral diplomacy conducted through the United Nations framework.
The interview was part of NPR's ongoing international coverage, which each year tracks the General Assembly's proceedings and their impact on the global political agenda. The full discussion is available through NPR's original broadcast and online report.
