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Biden to rally support for Ukraine at UN amid global South concerns

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President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2022, at U.N. headquarters in New York. He'll speak to the 78th session on Sept 19, 2023. [AP Photo]

With Global South leaders concerned that the war on Ukraine will again dominate the UN General Assembly at the expense of development challenges, U.S. President Joe Biden will use his Tuesday remarks in New York to argue that the world cannot address one without the other.

Supporting Kyiv and addressing Global South concerns such as poverty, high inflation and debt are connected goals, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told VOA on Friday during a White House briefing.

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