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The United Nations General Debate starts at the General Assembly with the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit on Monday, marking the centenary of the birth of South Africa’s first democratically-elected President and global civil rights icon.
Member States are expected to adopt a historic Political Declaration declaring 2019-2028 the “Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace,” and calling on all world leaders to “redouble efforts to pursue international peace and security, development and human rights”.
