NEW YORK — It's the first United Nations General Assembly since President Donald Trump shook up the foreign aid landscape by cutting billions of dollars in assistance.

"There's a lot of anxiety, apprehension. It's almost like everybody's waiting for the other shoe to drop," says Solomon Zewdu, the CEO of The END Fund, a group that focuses on eliminating neglected tropical diseases.

He's one of thousands of people from all over the world who descended on Manhattan for a week of high-level meetings at the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly.

NPR reporters were on the ground in New York and spoke with global health leaders about their impressions of the week. Here's what they told us – edited for length and clarity.

Solomon Zewdu, the CEO of The END Fund

Dr. Solomon Zewdu is base

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