Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from New York

Trump has long had gripes about the UN building, which he outlined just a few minutes ago in his speech.

In 2012, he famously said that the "cheap" tiles near the podium "bothered him".

At one point, he even offered to help renovate the building - which the global body rejected - prompting him to complain that the UN doesn't "know what it wants".

His more recent complaints - such as being stuck on an escalator - are, clearly, indicative of wider issues he has with the organisation.

The seating at the event is also indicative of a world that is very different than was the case even last year.

Sitting just two rows up from Marco Rubio and new UN ambassador Mike Waltz is Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa - a man once wanted by the US for ties to militant groups and whom some UN member countries still sanction.

Trump says he has been involved in trying to get a ceasefire in Gaza and that the negotiating parties "have to get it done".

He brings up the fact that several powerful countries have in recent days recognised a Palestinian state.

Trump says "this would be a reward" for Hamas's atrocities. Instead of giving in to Hamas's ransom demands, Trump says that those who want peace should be united in one message: "Release the hostages now."

That line receives applause in the room.

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Trump says the most serious danger to the planet today is the most destructive weapons known to man.

He says Iran, which he calls the world's leading "sponsor of terror", cannot be allowed to possess the most dangerous weapon, a reference to the country's nuclear programme.

Iran's ambassadors are shown listening to Trump's comments inside the General Assembly, showing their reactions to Trump's comments.

Trump then outlines how he ordered bombs to be dropped on Iran's key nuclear facility earlier this year.

"We did something that for 22 years people wanted to do."

Trump now tells the chamber that he had put a bid in several years ago - when he was a property developer - to remodel the United Nations building.

The UN "decided to go in a different direction", which produced a "far inferior product", he says.

Referencing his troubles with the escalator today again, he adds that the organisation "did not even get the marble floors I promised them".

Continuing, he asks if the UN is able to play a "productive role" in world affairs.

Teleprompter or no teleprompter, Trump would have been okay to give his speech at the UN.

He brought along a paper copy of his remarks in big, clear writing.

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Trump is now criticising the United Nations, saying there are only two things he has got from them - a bad escalator and a broken teleprompter.

The US president says the UN was "not there for us" during negotiations to end the wars he says he has "solved".

He asks the General Assembly: "What is the purpose of the United Nations?"

"It's not even coming close to living up to its potential... it's empty words, and empty words don't solve wars," Trump says.

Has President Trump really 'ended seven wars'?published at 15:30 BST 23 September

15:30 BST 23 September

By Nick Beake & Rupert Carey

President Trump has been talking about his record in diplomacy in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, claiming in just eight months to have “ended seven unendable wars”.

The “wars” he listed were between: Israel and Iran, Pakistan and India, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Thailand and Cambodia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Egypt and Ethiopia and Serbia and Kosovo.

A number of these “wars” lasted just days, although they were the result of long-standing tensions, and it is unclear whether some of the peace deals will hold.

In May, four days of fighting between India and Pakistan ended because of “a long night of talks mediated by the United States”, according to Trump. Pakistan praised his efforts and recommended him for the Nobel Peace Prize but India played down US involvement.

In June, the US hit nuclear sites in Iran - a move widely seen as bringing to an end 12 days of hostilities between the Iranians and Israel. However, experts say there has been no agreement for a permanent peace.

Trump also hailed a peace agreement signed between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Washington in June. But both sides have been accused of violating this and human rights groups have documented the killing of civilians in eastern Congo in the last few months.

Trump then mentions the seven wars he claims to have ended during his second term so far, adding people told him these conflicts were "unendable".

He lists conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand; Kosovo and Serbia; Pakistan and India; Israel and Iran; Egypt and Ethiopia; Armenia and Azerbaijan; and the "vicious violent war" between DR Congo and Rwanda.

No other president has "ever done anything close to that", he says. He says the UN "did not even try to help" in any of them.

• For context: Trump has repeatedly claimed to have ended seven conflicts during his second term in office. We'll bring you analysis from BBC Verify on all of them soon.

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Trump mentions the ''historic trade deals'' he has signed after introducing sweeping global tariffs.

He mentions the UK first, which was the first nation to sign a major deal with the US under Trump, as well as the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and "many, many others".

"America is respected again, like it has never been respected before," he says.

Earlier, Trump mentioned Nato members committing to an increase in defence spending, at his request, from 2% to 5% of GDP.

He also says the US has worked on strengthening partnerships in the Gulf with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

Trump is using his speech to talk about the achievements he sees his administration making.

He touches on the US stock markets' recent highs, investments in the US, tax and regulation cuts and border security. They are similar talking points we regularly hear from him when he speaks to the media in the US.

Trump begins his address by hitting out at the previous US administration, blaming his predecessor for a repeated "set of disasters".

He says eight months into his second term, the US is the "hottest country" in the world, a phrase he frequently uses.

"This is indeed the golden age of America," he says.

Trump begins his remarks by telling the chamber that the teleprompter isn't working.

He says he doesn't mind, adding that this way "you speak more from the heart".

"Whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble," he says.

Sweeping his eyes across the packed hall, Trump starts his speech.

US President Donald Trump has just walked onto that recognisable green and gold stage in the UN General Assembly Hall.

He's now delivering his remarks, we'll bring you all the key lines.

A reminder that you can watch live at the top of the page.

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has now turned his attention to crime across the nations. He says the comparison he's witnessed between crime and terror is "worrying".

"The most effective way to combat drug trafficking is to cooperate to suppress money laundering and limit arms trades," he says.

Lula adds that "using lethal force in situations that do not constitute armed conflict is like executing people without trial". This is seemingly in reference to the US attacks on Venezuelan boats, and Trump designating drug cartels as terror groups.

Desmond Parker, former chief of protocol for the United Nations, once explained that speaking slots for the assembly are typically determined by the time a member state requests to speak.

"We open a list of speakers at a particular date, and first come, first served," he said. But despite that system, Brazil typically speaks first.

Speaking to NPR in 2010, Parker said: "Brazil traditionally has held first slot, because in the very early times, when no one wanted to speak first, Brazil always offered.

"So, they have earned the right to speak first at the General Assembly. But everyone else follows in the order of the date at which the request was made."

Parker went on to explain that heads of state speak first, followed by heads of government, followed by vice-presidents, crown princes, ministers of foreign affairs, and then other deputy managers.

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the first leader to speak at today's session.

The leftist president speaks against the far-right, especially at home in Brazil, as he talks about his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

He says Brazil's charges against former President Bolsonaro and his conviction for plotting a coup are a message to "aspiring autocrats and those who support them".

He is also critical of what he calls "aggression against the independence of the judiciary branch of power," which seems to be a reference to US sanctions on Brazilian judges involved in the Bolsonaro trial and their families.

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive at the United Nations in New York ahead of his speech, scheduled to begin soon.

You can now watch the Trumps' arrival in our video carousel at the top of the page.

As more world leaders gear up to address the General Assembly, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's slot is set for Wednesday morning - is he giving his speech the once-over before he stands up tomorrow?

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We are about to hear from Brazil's leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Before he takes to the podium, the chamber hears some housekeeping rules: speak quickly, try to keep to the 15-minute time limit.

After Lula, we'll hear from US President Donald Trump.

An appeal to Trump by the UN secretary-general?published at 14:47 BST 23 September

14:47 BST 23 September

Nada Tawfik
Reporting from New York

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had a decent relationship with President Donald Trump during the US leader's first term.

He had hoped he could spare the global body from a US retreat.

But now, the UN's top diplomat is desperately trying to reform the body to survive a massive reduction and freeze in funding from the US that has led to a fiscal crisis. That means staffing cuts among other proposals before he ends his term next year.

The secretary-general’s speech to the assembly may as well have been aimed directly at the US president, who is expected to say global institutions have significantly decayed the world order.

In his speech, Guterres said isolation was an illusion in a world where threats leap borders. And that without effective multilateral institutions, chaos will reign - as Europe learned the hard way, resulting in World War I, which ultimately led to the creation of the United Nations.

Now, in this moment of crisis, the United Nations had never been more essential, Guterres said.

“The world needs our unique legitimacy. Our convening power. Our vision to unite nations, bridge divides, and confront the challenges before us,” he told the assembly.

He left the podium to a round of applause, knowing it’s not his speech that will be most remembered today.