Overview

• Annalena Baerbock is presiding over the UN General Debate in New York, steering proceedings for roughly 150 national leaders.
• At a New York conference, she called for an independent and viable Palestinian state living alongside Israel with mutually recognized borders.
• German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Berlin will provide €30 million in additional support to the Palestinian Authority and that a recognition process should now begin but not conclude immediately.
• Key issues on the UN agenda include potential snapback sanctions on Iran if no agreement is reached this week and Security Council discussions over alleged Russian incursions into Estonian airspace.
• Baerbock is using the role to push UN reform and women’s rights, and her high-profile media appearances such as a CNN interview have drawn public attention.