As it celebrates its 70th annual session this autumn by launching the sustainable development goals,we glance at the general assembly’s history and purpose September 2015 sees the opening in unique York of the 70th meeting of the United Nations general assembly, a key moment for the UN during an important anniversary year. And it’s not just the birthday celebrations that makes this a tall-profile get-together. This general assembly will see the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, or the follow on to the UN’s millenium development goals which were set in 2000 with a completion date of this year.
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Source: theguardian.com