United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks during the opening of the 68th session of UNGA at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The post-2015 development agenda will be the top priority of the new session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which opens here Tuesday, and the international community should take action now to promote it, the new UNGA president has said.
The post-2015 development agenda is the theme of an annual UN debate, known as the General Debate, and the world should strive for the global development after 2015, the deadline for the universally accepted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), John William Ashe, the president of the 68th session of the UNGA, told Xinhua in a recent interview. Full story
John William Ashe (C), president of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), delivers his opening remarks during the opening of the 68th session of UNGA at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Representatives listen as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the opening of the 68th session of UNGA at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Liu Jieyi (C), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, atttends the opening of the 68th session of UNGA at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Representatives atttend the opening of the 68th session of UNGA at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks during the opening of the 68th session of UNGA at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
United NationsSecretary-GeneralBan Ki-moonattends a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. The 68th session of UNGA will kick off on Tuesday afternoon. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
John William Ashe, president of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, attends a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. The 68th session of UNGA will kick off on Tuesday afternoon. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
John William Ashe (L), president of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, attends a press conference with his spokesperson Afaf Konja at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. The 68th session of UNGA will kick off on Tuesday afternoon. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) attends a press conference with his spokesperson Martin Nesirky at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. The 68th session of the UN General Assembly will kick off on Tuesday afternoon. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. The 68th session of UNGA will kick off on Tuesday afternoon. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
John William Ashe (L), president of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, attends a press conference with his spokesperson Afaf Konja at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2013. The 68th session of UNGA will kick off on Tuesday afternoon. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
