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General Assembly opens new session with call to tackle urgent global issues

The United Nations General Assembly today opened its 67th session with an urgent call for cooperation to tackle the economic and political uncertainty which is being experienced in many parts of the world and ensure there are peaceful solutions to international disputes.

Wrapping up 66th session, Al-Nasser hails strong and responsive General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly has stood “strong, active and responsive” to the global challenges of the past year, its outgoing President said today, as he concluded the sixty-sixth session.

Youth unemployment expected to worsen with spread of euro crisis – UN labour agency

Jobless rates among young people will get even worse globally as the spill-over of the euro crisis spreads from advanced to emerging economies, according to a United Nations paper issued today.