United Nations General Assembly: From North Korea to global terror threats, these are the issues on the agenda

Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders will gather this week at the United Nations starting to tackle these and other tough challenges — from the spread of terrorism to a warming planet.

This will be US President Donald Trump's first
 time attending the UN General Assembly.

The spotlight will be on US President Donald Trump and France's new leader, Emmanuel Macron, who will both be making their first appearance at the General Assembly, which begins tomorrow.

They will be joined by more than 100 heads of state and Government, including Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders who is said to be bringing a 70-member entourage.

These are the key issues to follow during the UN General Assembly, in no particular order:

Read the ABC News story - “United Nations General Assembly: From North Korea to global terror threats, these are the issues on the agenda".

Muslims called to play their part in tackling climate change

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slamic scholars and politicians are issuing a call to the world's 1.6 billion Muslims to play their part in tackling climate change.

The Islamic Climate Change Declaration will be formally announced on Tuesday at an Istanbul summit organised by three religious-environmental groups, according to Bloomberg.

It has attracted high-profile Muslim supporters, including Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Grand Mufti of Uganda—a title given to the highest religious authority in a Sunni country. Other backers include the Grand Mufti of Lebanon and the president of the Indonesian Council of Ulema, the country's major body of Muslim religious scholars, and government representatives from Morocco and Turkey.

Read the Newsweek story - “Islamic Scholars Call Muslims to Action on Climate Change.”