Joe Biden pitches partnership at UN following tough period with allies

At a virtual Covid-19 summit he is hosting on Wednesday, leaders will be urged to step up vaccine-sharing commitments, address oxygen shortages around the globe and deal with other critical pandemic-related issues

US president, Joe Biden. Picture: AP

US president Joe Biden is going before the United Nations this week, eager to make the case for the world to act with haste against the coronavirus, climate change and human rights abuses.

His pitch for greater global partnership comes at a moment when allies are becoming increasingly sceptical about how much US foreign policy really has changed since Donald Trump left the White House.