EAM Jaishankar cited a super El Niño, worsening fertiliser shortages and obstacles to grain movements as causes for alarm. Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals was also under strain, he said.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar delivers India’s statement at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York, USA, on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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