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the 79th session of the united nations general assembly opens

2024-09-12

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according to xinhua news agency, united nations, september 10 (reporter pan yunzhao), the 79th united nations general assembly opened at the united nations headquarters in new york on the afternoon of the 10th. the president of the 79th general assembly, philemon young, called on the international community to strengthen cooperation to address a series of global challenges such as climate change, escalating conflicts, and slowing sustainable development.

in his speech, un secretary-general guterres stressed that the current global situation is serious and that concrete solutions are needed in various fields such as poverty reduction, eliminating inequality and resolving the climate crisis. he said that the united nations is a place to seek multilateral solutions and the general assembly remains an indispensable tool in addressing the challenges facing mankind.

on the morning of the same day, the 78th un general assembly closed. the president of the 78th un general assembly francis delivered a speech, and former cameroonian prime minister philemon young was sworn in as the new president of the un general assembly.

the united nations general assembly is the main deliberative, supervisory and review body of the united nations, and is composed of all member states of the united nations. the general assembly holds regular sessions from september to december each year. regular sessions are usually divided into two phases, the first phase is the general debate phase, and the second phase is the phase for the general assembly to review the various issues included in the agenda.

people's daily (17th edition, september 12, 2024)