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<p>As a cornerstone of the international rules-based system, the UN is a universally
recognised platform for countries to reach agreement on the global issues that affect
us all. The opening session of the UN General Assembly brings together political leaders
from across the world in a way that sets the multilateral agenda for the year ahead.
Since the opening of the General Assembly’s 69th session in September 2014, notable
achievements in support of UK policy aims include: a new set of global development
goals to help eradicate extreme poverty within the next 15 years; support for the
Secretary General to develop a comprehensive Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism;
a General Assembly resolution on the Arms Trade Treaty which maintained momentum towards
the Treaty’s entry into force in 2014; strong human rights resolutions on Syria and
the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea; and $220m (£145m) in savings on peacekeeping
mission costs.</p>
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