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Ambassador jointly chairs UNGA 77 opening

The 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77) was officially launched in New York on September 20 (local time), with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, jointly chairing the opening.
Ambassador jointly chairs UNGA 77 opening ảnh 1Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, jointly chairs the opening of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77) on September 20. (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – The 77th sessionof the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77) was officially launched in New York on September 20(local time), with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative ofVietnam to the UN, jointly chairing the opening.

The debate’s theme is “A watershed moment: Transformativesolutions to interlocking challenges” this year.

Vietnam has been elected as one of the Vice Presidents of UNGA77, representing the Asia-Pacific Region. The country will perform itsresponsibility for one year, starting from September 13.

In the opening session, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterrescalled for the launch of an “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Stimulus” ledby the G20 to massively boost sustainable development in developing countries. UNGA77 President Csaba Korosi, for his part, underlined the need for solutions tosurmount global challenges through solidarity, sustainability and science.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh is scheduled todeliver a speech at UNGA 77 and hold bilateral meetings with foreign leaders onSeptember 21-22.

The UN General Assembly is one of the six main organs of theUN and the only of the UN with representatives from all the 193 memberstates. It has broad authority in the fields of political, economic, culturaland social cooperation; and the right to discuss and make recommendations onmatters falling within the scope of the Charter or any matter within the competenceof the organs of the UN, for the purpose of promoting international cooperationon a global scale./.
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