Gambia: The 70 Th Session of the UN General Assembly Without President Jammeh Obama Gave a Speech That African Leaders Should Have Given

The 70th Session of the UN General Assembly took place in New York without the presence of President Jammeh. Gambian foreign policy has shifted from Taiwan and US Foreign policy towards Cuba has changed. It is a new world requiring a sophisticated foreign policy. Obama appears to be coping as manifested by the following excerpts:According to Obama, the world avoided "... ... ... a third world war by forging alliances with old adversaries, by supporting the steady emergence of strong democracies accountable to their people instead of any foreign power and by building an international system that imposes a cost on those who choose conflict over cooperation, an order that recognizes the dignity and equal work of all people."

Obama spoke on behalf of the poor by asserting that "Global capital flows have powered growth and investment, but also increased risk of contagion, weakening the bargaining power of workers and accelerated inequality."

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