Biden Calls on United Nations, to Act on Pandemic, Climate Change.<br />On September 21, United States' President <br />Joe Biden delivered his first speech as president <br />to the United Nations General Assembly.<br />On September 21, United States' President <br />Joe Biden delivered his first speech as president <br />to the United Nations General Assembly.<br />ABC News reports that Biden told <br />the assembly the meeting came at a time, "intermingled with great pain and extraordinary possibility.".<br />ABC News reports that Biden told <br />the assembly the meeting came at a time, "intermingled with great pain and extraordinary possibility.".<br />Biden said the U.S. would helm the response to <br />the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis.<br />Biden said the world stood , "at an inflection point in history.".<br />He urged that, "to fight this pandemic, we need <br />a collective act of science and political will.".<br />Today, many of our greatest concerns <br />cannot be solved or even addressed <br />through the force of arms.<br />Bombs and bullets cannot <br />defend against COVID-19, <br />or its future variants, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC.<br />Today, many of our greatest concerns <br />cannot be solved or even addressed <br />through the force of arms.<br />Bombs and bullets cannot <br />defend against COVID-19, <br />or its future variants, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC.<br />The president also said he wished <br />to move beyond decades of conflict <br />in favor of diplomacy and partnership.<br />As we close this period <br />of relentless war, we're opening <br />a new era of relentless diplomacy <br />of using the power of our development <br />aid to invest in new ways of lifting <br />people up around the world, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC.<br />Biden also called for common action to <br />combat climate change, a crisis he noted was, "borderless.".<br />Biden also called for common action to <br />combat climate change, a crisis he noted was, "borderless.".<br />Will we meet the threat of challenging <br />climate, the challenging climate we're all <br />feeling, already ravaging every part <br />of our world with extreme weather, <br />or will we suffer the merciless march <br />of ever more of ever-worsening droughts <br />and floods, more intense fires and hurricanes,<br />longer heat waves, and rising seas?, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC.<br />Will we meet the threat of challenging <br />climate, the challenging climate we're all <br />feeling, already ravaging every part <br />of our world with extreme weather, <br />or will we suffer the merciless march <br />of ever more of ever-worsening droughts <br />and floods, more intense fires and hurricanes,<br />longer heat waves, and rising seas?, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC
