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NEW YORK - The UN General Assembly today convened a high-level meeting with youth from around the world to discuss challenges they face. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's speech to the participants is below.
Hundreds of young people converged on the United Nations in New York today as the General Assembly kicked off a high-level meeting devoted to tackling the challenges facing youth and exploring their potential to bring about change in their societies and in the world at large.
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KABUL - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. Thank you for coming. I think it is the right time, I’m sorry to say, for addressing issues relating to civilian casualties.