The content originally appeared on: CNN United Nations Headquarters CNN - In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, recently elected Colombian president Gustavo Petro delivered a fiery speech that recalled some of his campaign themes, slamming the war on drugs as a failure and accusing the global north of turning a blind eye to the destruction of the Amazon. Abandoning the careful wording that characterizes so much diplomacy at the UN, Petro contrasted the dangers […]
