U.N. General Assembly meets to mark 70th anniversary

U.N. General Assembly meets to mark 70th anniversary

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon addresses representatives from member nations during an informal meeting of the world body's General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 23, 2015, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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