联合国——尽管巴勒斯坦领导人马哈茂德·阿巴斯未能亲自出席，本雅明·内塔尼亚胡和马哈茂德·阿巴斯的激烈演讲仍在联合国引起了广泛关注；美国拒绝向他发放签证。
UNITED NATIONS — Competing speeches from Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas commanded attention at the United Nations on Thursday, even though the Palestinian leader wasn’t there in person: The United States denied him a visa.
周四，还有许多其他影响全球各地的事件发生：各国总统、领导人纷纷在联合国大会上发表讲话。以下是其中的一些重要事件：周四，哥伦比亚总统阿贝尔拉多·德·拉·埃斯普里埃拉首次有机会在联合国大会上发言，但他选择了放弃这一机会。
Plenty of other stories unfolded Thursday that affect all parts of the world, as presidents and leaders and kings stand up, one after another, to speak to the U.N. General Assembly meetings. Here are a few: A promise to stay home Thursday marked Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella’s first chance to address the gathering of world leaders.
德·拉·埃斯普里埃拉上个月刚刚上任，他在竞选期间承诺如果当选将放弃出国访问，以便专注于解决国内问题，尤其是城市犯罪以及非法武装组织引发的暴力事件。因此，由副总统何塞·曼努埃尔·雷斯特雷波代替他发表了演讲，并表示演讲内容完全反映了总统本人的观点。
He passed it up. De la Espriella, who took office last month, promised on the campaign trail that if he won, he would forgo foreign trips so he could focus on the country’s internal problems, especially urban crime and the violence caused by illegal armed groups. So on Thursday, Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo took the rostrum to deliver a speech in his president’s stead. He said it was the president’s own words that he would present.
演讲首先赞扬了哥伦比亚在强震后的坚韧精神——那次地震导致至少289人死亡。在安全、经济增长等议题上，各国领导人试图改变这个“既意识到自身困境、也深知自身巨大潜力”的国家的未来发展方向。
The speech began by hailing Colombia’s resilience in the wake of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 289 people last month. On topics including security and economic growth, the leaders are trying to change the course of “a country that is well aware of its difficulties but also of its enormous potential.”
德·拉·埃斯普里埃拉通过雷斯特雷波表示：“相信哥伦比亚吧！我无法向你们承诺一个完美的国家，但我保证会不懈努力，建设一个更安全、更繁荣、人民拥有更多机会的国家。”
“Believe in Colombia,” de la Espriella said, via Restrepo. “I don’t promise you a perfect country, but I assure you that I am working tirelessly to build a nation that is safer, more prosperous and with more opportunities for its people.”
而在玻利维亚，罗德里戈·帕斯·佩雷拉上任仅10个月便面临国内动荡：许多他最初任命的部长因政治冲突、腐败丑闻和街头抗议而离职。他试图稳定该国稀缺的燃料供应的努力反而适得其反——受污染的汽油损坏了超过1万辆汽车；政府所在地甚至被围攻了近八周，民众要求他辞职。
‘Long live the fatherland, damn it!’ Only 10 months into his presidency, Bolivia’s Rodrigo Paz has faced turmoil at home. Many of his originally appointed ministers are gone after political ruptures, corruption scandals and street protests. His efforts to shore up Bolivia’s scarce fuel supplies backfired when contaminated gasoline damaged more than 10,000 vehicles. The seat of his government came under siege for almost eight weeks as protesters demanded his resignation.
但在周四，帕斯的语气变得强硬而充满决心。他表示，经济正在好转，他们已经成功应对了燃料短缺的问题，人们都在展望未来。
Only 10 months into his presidency, Bolivia’s Rodrigo Paz has faced turmoil at home. Many of his originally appointed ministers are gone after political ruptures, corruption scandals and street protests. His efforts to shore up Bolivia’s scarce fuel supplies backfired when contaminated gasoline damaged more than 10,000 vehicles. The seat of his government came under siege for almost eight weeks as protesters demanded his resignation.
“社会主义并不能让人们有足够的食物来维持生计，”他说。相反，通过选举他，玻利维亚“选择了变革与进步，而不是回到过去。”他在演讲结束时说了一句可能成为本次大会最引人注目的话：“祖国万岁！玻利维亚万岁！”
But on Thursday, Paz struck a defiant tone. He said the economy is improving, the government is successfully managing fuel shortages, and people are looking to the future. Socialism “does not put food on the table” he said. Instead, he said, in electing him, Bolivia “decided to engage in a change and a transformation and to not turn back to the past.”
加纳总统约翰·德拉马尼·马哈马在讲话中似乎提到了唐纳德·特朗普周二的那次演讲——当时特朗普曾表示可能会“摧毁”伊朗。马哈马强调：“没有任何人类文明应该被毁灭，更不用说联合国成员国了。”他还赞扬了国际社会对《跨大西洋奴隶贸易罪行宣言》的认可，并感谢了投票支持该宣言的123个国家。加纳（前称“黄金海岸”）在17世纪和18世纪曾是重要的奴隶贸易港口。
He ended his speech with might be the quote of the assembly so far: “Long live the fatherland, damn it! Long live Bolivia.” Referencing Trump’s ‘annihilate’ comment on Israel Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama seemed to reference Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday when the U.S. president suggested he might “annihilate” Iran. Said Mahama: “No human civilization deserves to be annihilated, and certainly not a member of the United Nations.” He touted recognition of a resolution to recognize the crimes of transatlantic slave trade, thanking 123 nations that voted to affirm it. Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, was a key slave trafficking port in the 1600s and 1700s.
“没有任何种族是高人一等的，也没有任何国家是低人一等的；任何孩子的生命都不应因为他们所说的语言、信仰、肤色或出生地而受到轻视，”他说。“这正是联合国必须坚守的不可动摇的道德准则。”为了节省开支，联合国秘书长将联合国总部大楼内的温度调得比一些工作人员在夏季希望的温度还要高。
“No race is superior. No nation is inferior. No child’s life is worth less because of the language they speak, the faith they profess, the color of their skin or the land of their birth,” he said. “This is the unyielding moral foundation upon which the United Nations must stand.” Fiery speakers brought the heat, but the building itself was cold As a cost-saving measure, U.N. Secretary-General kept the temperature in the sprawling U.N. headquarters complex warmer than some staffers would have liked in the summer heat.
然而随着秋天的到来，纽约的气温在周四大幅下降，因此在一场关于全球教育状况的新闻发布会上，有人抱怨新闻发布厅里冷得像冰窖一样。一位记者（没错，就是我们的记者）去拿了一条围巾；其他人则拉上了外套。所有人都离开了发布会时手冰凉冰凉的。
“No race is superior. No nation is inferior. No child’s life is worth less because of the language they speak, the faith they profess, the color of their skin or the land of their birth,” he said. “This is the unyielding moral foundation upon which the United Nations must stand.” Fiery speakers brought the heat, but the building itself was cold As a cost-saving measure, U.N. Secretary-General kept the temperature in the sprawling U.N. headquarters complex warmer than some staffers would have liked in the summer heat.
联合国副发言人法尔汉·哈克在主持一场活动时，对室内极低的温度笑着说：“室内温度就是室外天气的温度……甚至还要更低一些。”在向联合国大会发表讲话时，巴拉圭总统圣地亚哥·佩尼亚谈到了印度-太平洋地区的冲突，并重申了该国对台湾的支持。“巴拉圭明确支持台湾，”他说。
But with fall just arriving and temperatures in New York significantly lower on Thursday, there were complaints during a press conference on the state of global education that the press briefing room felt like an icebox. One correspondent — yes, ours — went to get a shawl. Others closed their jackets. Everyone left with cold hands.
巴拉圭是南美洲唯一一个承认台湾的国家，也是全球仅有的12个承认台湾的国家之一。北京方面将台湾视为自己的领土，并在过去几年里加大了争取台湾外交盟友的努力，同时还对该地区施加了军事压力。
U.N. deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq, who moderated an event in the room, laughed and said of its very chilly temperature: “It’s whatever the weather is like outside – and more.” Paraguay stands with Taiwan During his speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña spoke about the conflict in the Indo-Pacific region and reiterated his country’s support for the island of Taiwan. “Paraguay stands, and I say this loud and clear, with Taiwan,” he said.
佩尼亚指出，台湾是全球微芯片制造的中心；该地区的冲突直接影响到微芯片的生产，而这些微芯片对工业、国防以及人工智能领域都至关重要。
Paraguay is the only country in South America to recognize Taiwan and one of just 12 worldwide. Beijing considers Taiwan its own territory and has ramped up a campaign over the past few years to lure away Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, in addition to increasing military pressure around the island.
“那里发生的冲突不仅仅是一个地区性问题……它影响着日本、整个东亚和东南亚地区，更重要的，它还影响着全球经济，”他说。“任何认为这个问题无关紧要或距离我们很遥远的人，其实都没有真正理解21世纪的世界现实。”本文的撰写工作得到了联合国工作人员詹妮弗·佩尔茨（Jennifer Peltz）和伊迪丝·M·莱德勒（Edith M. Lederer），以及波哥大的阿斯特丽德·苏亚雷斯（Astrid Suárez）的帮助。
Taiwan is the global hub of microchip manufacturing and, according to Peña, conflicts in the region impact the microchips that “drive industry, defense and artificial intelligence.” “What happens there is not merely a regional matter ... It affects Japan, all of East and Southeast Asia, and, above all, it affects the global economy,” he said. “Anyone who pretends that this is far away or too distant simply has not understood the 21st century.” Jennifer Peltz and Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and Astrid Suárez in Bogotá contributed.