UNITED NATIONS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Sep, 2025) World leaders begin convening Monday for a U.N. General Assembly which is certain to be dominated by wars in Gaza and Ukraine, rising Western recognition of Palestinian statehood and nuclear tensions with Iran. Prime Minister Shehbaz, who arrives in New York this afternoon, will address the 193-member Assembly on Sept 26, his third to the 193-member body. The Prime Minister will also address the threat of terrorism and the rising tide of Islamophobia worldwide. The prime minister will have bilateral meetings on the sidelines with several world leaders and senior UN officials for exchange of views on key issues. World leaders will present their new national climate action plans, (known as Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs), country-level commitments which outline measures to address climate change.