13/09/2011 12:51
UN General Assembly 66th session opens today
The 66th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly convenes at the United Nations Headquarters in New York today.
In early June, the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations, Nassir Abdul Aziz Al-Nasser was elected President of the 66th session of the General Assembly succeeding Joseph Deiss of Switzerland.
This year, the 66th session of the General Assembly will run from September 13 to December 20, 2011.
The provisional agenda of the impending session reflects a plethora of issues with which the United Nations has been seized over many years including issues of international peace and security, sustainable socio-economic development, self-determination and the protection of human rights.