Colombia’s President slams ‘addiction to irrational power’ and calls to end war on drugs in fiery first UNGA speech

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.
Story Published at: September 21, 2022 at 02:07AM