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Pope Francis arrives in the General Assembly Hall to address the Assembly. Photo: Evan Schneider<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pope Francis addresses the General Assembly during his visit to United Nations headquarters. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo\/ Kim Haughton<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Malala<\/a>

Malala Addresses General Assembly at SDG Summit 2015
Malala Yousafzai (centre), education advocate and Co-founder of the Malala Fund, addresses the General Assembly during the opening day of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u2019s Sustainable Development Summit, taking place in New York from 25-27, September, 2015. She is joined by youth from all 193 Member States holding solar-powerd lanterns that represent the youth’s hope for the future and committment to help meet the Global Goals set down in the Summit’s agenda, “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo: Mark Garten<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Colombian<\/a>

Colombian Shakira performs John Lennon’s Imagine at the opening ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Angelique<\/a>

Angelique Kidjo performing the song “Africa” at the pre-opening ceremony of the Sustainable Development Summit, taking place in New York from 25-27, September, 2015. The agenda, titled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, includes 17 goals that will help to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and justice and fix climate change over the next 15 years. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo\/Kim Haughton<\/p><\/div>\n

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A view of the General Assembly Hall following the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ summit convened for that purpose. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo\/Cia Pak<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Secretary-General<\/a>

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, on the sidelines of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Summit on Sustainable Development. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo: Rick Bjornas<\/p><\/div>

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