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'Power of dialogue' takes on climate, conflict, and lagging development

U.N. leaders urged nations to bring the Sustainable Development Goals 'back to life' and chart a post-2030 agenda.

The view from the grounds of U.N. headquarters in New York (AN/J. Heilprin)

For the 79th session of the U.N. General Assembly, the incoming president had a simple message for world leaders: put your heads togethers.

Cameroonian former prime minister Philémon Yang, presiding over the opening of the 193-nation assembly's gathering on Tuesday, exhorted his fellow diplomats to solve global challenges with closer international cooperation.

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