chris in plenty of global crises awaiting the next general assembly. right? absolutely. and whether it's amanda gorman, the poet, or angelica joe, the african singing sensation, or black ink b k pop sensation. we're seeing an attempt here at the united nations to re focus global attention on broad issues and problems and themes that often get overlooked when it comes to international diplomacy. whether it's the state of education worldwide, which is reeling from co bid setbacks of the last 2 years, with only 70 percent of 10 year olds in developing world countries in poor countries being able to read or it's the global food crisis. food insecurity, rising exponentially more than 2 and a half times the amount of people on the brink of famine than were before cove. it, these are issues that the un must deal with. and so we're seeing an attempt to focus on that as the event kicks off. antonio gutierrez, the secretary general, opened the remarks by paying tribute to queen elizabeth and focusing on her legacy a bit. but he chose to be here in new york instead of at the funeral, saying that there was a lot