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79th session of UN General Assembly opens
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: The 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has kicked off with its new President Philemon Yang calling for deeper international cooperation to tackle a host of global challenges, including climate change, escalating conflict, and a slowdown in sustainable development.
In his opening remarks on Tuesday, Yang said the world is facing many challenges, such as climate change that is devastating the planet and endangering countless lives and societies, and conflicts and armed violence that rage on from Sudan to Haiti, and from Ukraine to the Gaza Strip, leaving trails of death, destruction and wanton misery worldwide, Xinhua news agency reported.
"Suffering caused by poverty and hunger continues to linger," he said, adding that prejudice and hate -- often amplified by new digital tools that bring opportunities but also risk -- continue to fuel tensions and strife.
He called for drawing inspiration from the Charter of the United Nations, and the principles of international cooperation, to meet these doubts.
Stressing that international cooperation remains the most effective tool for addressing the profound and borderless issues, Yang said, "Cooperation among member states is what allows us to harness our collective resources and ingenuity to realize humanity's greatest aspirations such as peace, justice, and sustainable development, among them."
The General Assembly stands as the most powerful platform to fully seize its promise, he said.
Yang outlined the priorities during his tenure, focusing on the principles of unity in diversity, the advancement of peace, sustainable development, and "a thorough and uncompromising commitment to human dignity, for everyone, everywhere."
Other priorities include multilingualism in the General Assembly's work, and gender equality and women's empowerment.
