President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff speaks at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the United States, on Sept. 28, 2015. The general debate of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly kicked off at the general assembly hall of the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
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UN General Assembly kicks off high-level debate
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 70th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday opened the annual high-level General Debate at UN Headquarters in New York, with a focus on marking the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, peace and development in the world at large.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, while addressing the General Assembly, said as the UN marks its 70th anniversary, member states need to hear the call of the UN Charter and take actions to counter global challenges, including climate change, wars and conflicts, refugee and migration crisis. Full story
