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Security Council and General Assembly presidents discuss key global issues

General Assembly Joseph Deiss today held discussions with this month’s Security Council President Ertugrul Apakan, Turkey’s Permanent Representative, a day after wrapping up the Assembly’s annual opening session at which many speakers called for a realignment of United Nations power.

Assembly President discusses key issues with dozens of world leaders

General Assembly President Joseph Deiss has held meetings with dozens of world leaders and other senior officials and heads of regional groups on the sidelines of high-level events at United Nations Headquarters in New York over the past several days.

Assembly President calls on Member States to be ‘brave enough’ to move forward

The General Assembly wrapped up its opening annual session today with a fervent appeal from its President for Member States to show the courage needed to move beyond deadlock to achieve peace in the world’s flashpoints and translate fine words on combating poverty into action.

General Assembly President warns against marginalization of UN

Only the United Nations has the breadth of membership, the experience and the presence on the ground to effectively represent the world’s people and their interests, General Assembly President Joseph Deiss said today, warning of the risk that the Organization could be overshadowed by other international groups.

Countries welcome new Assembly President’s focus on global governance

Several countries have expressed support for the initiative of the General Assembly President to make global governance a central theme of the current session of the United Nations body.