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More than 50 leaders expected to miss UN General Assembly

Source: DW · 24 Sep 2026, 00:03 UTC
More than 50 leaders expected to miss UN General Assembly
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More than 50 leaders, including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni and Mahmoud Abbas, will not attend the UN General Assembly, according to DW. Their stated reasons vary from illness and domestic responsibilities to holidays. The available material does not provide a complete attendance list or schedule.

More than 50 leaders are expected to miss the UN General Assembly, DW reported. Those listed as absent include China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Germany’s Friedrich Merz, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The reasons given for the absences vary.

They include illness, domestic affairs and holidays, according to the report. The supplied information does not provide a full list of leaders who will not attend or identify the reason associated with each person. It also gives no details about who will represent the countries and territories named.

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