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UN General Assembly begins general debate

Assembly opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. "To seize that opportunity, we must be realistic enough to confront hard truths, bold enough to reform, and inclusive enough to bring the right people to the table," he said.

UN General Assembly begins general debate

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Assembly opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, reported Xinhua.

"To seize that opportunity, we must be realistic enough to confront hard truths, bold enough to reform, and inclusive enough to bring the right people to the table," he said.

There are different ways that multipolarity can take shape," Guterres said.

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Assembly opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. "To seize that opportunity, we must be realistic enough to confront hard truths, bold enough to reform, and inclusive enough to bring the right people to the table," he said. There are different ways that multipolarity can take shape," Guterres said.

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  • "That is how, in my view, we will renew trust in our organization and make it fit for future." In his "state-of-the-world" report right before the opening of this year's General Debate, UN Secretary-General...

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  • Khalilur Rahman, president of the 81st session of the General Assembly, presided over the opening of the debate, which is themed "Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for...

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"We are clearly moving towards a multipolar world. "One possibility is a world of fragmentation and transactionalism. A world of rising tensions and deepening mistrust.

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