(Xinhua) — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) started on Tuesday its 67th session at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Vuk Jeremic, the former Serbian foreign minister who was elected president of the 67th UNGA session on June 8, said in an opening address that the General Assembly is “the only forum where all (UN) member states come together as sovereign equals to advance the aims of the UN Charter.”
Pledging to faithfully serve the cause of the United Nations, Jeremic said: “I look forward to engaging with all delegations, in furtherance of shared goals and objectives.”
“Having consulted widely on the matter, I have chosen bringing about adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations by peaceful means as the overarching theme for our work over the next 12 months,” he added.
According to him, among key issues on its agenda, the General Assembly will address the Millennium Development Goals, climate change and sustainable development, food security, the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of conflicts, disarmament, and United Nations reform, including reform of the Security Council.
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- To follow the debate and current resolutions, see this UNGA website:
http://www.un.org/en/ga/
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