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The time for action is now.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WORLD LEADERS LAUD U.N.\u2019S LEGITIMACY &amp; IMPACT IN 75<sup>TH<\/sup> ANNIVERSARY DECLARATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This morning the General Assembly adopted by consensus a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undocs.org\/en\/A\/75\/L.1\">declaration on the commemoration<\/a> of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations.<\/li>\n<li>According to the text, Heads of State and Government representing the peoples of the world said, \u201cThere is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and normative impact of the United Nations.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNo other global organization gives hope to so many people for a better world and can deliver the future we want. The urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfil the promise of the nations united, has rarely been greater.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The declaration also states: \u201cOur world is not yet the world that our founders envisaged 75 years ago. It is plagued by growing inequality, poverty, hunger, armed conflicts, terrorism, insecurity, climate change and pandemics. Our challenges are interconnected and can only be addressed through reinvigorated multilateralism.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GENERAL DEBATE LA爆料网CHES TOMORROW<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The General Debate will start tomorrow morning.<\/li>\n<li>At 9:00, the Secretary-General will present his annual report on the work of the Organization. After that, the President will speak and open the General Debate. 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