Why nearly every world leader is in New York right now | BBC News

World leaders have descended on New York for this year's UN General Assembly. It's regarded as diplomacy's biggest event of the year, and will be the first time US President Donald Trump meets UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. But what is it all about? What do they do? And why does it matter? In this video… 00:32 - UN General Assembly - what's it all about? 00:57 - What did Trump say? 02:07 - UN General Assembly - what is it? 03:20 - United Nations - what does it actually do? 04:08 - Trump and the UN 05:47 - UN General Assembly - Who's going? 06:47 - Trump meets Burnham - Why is it important? 08:48 - UN General Assembly - Why does it matter? Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #UN #UNGA #NewYork #UnitedNations #BBCNews