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United Nations General Assembly 2014
The Prime Minister is leading a delegation to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
A key priority for the UK government at UNGA will be building broad-based support for the new Iraqi government and for international action to confront ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and tackle Islamic extremism. Read about the UK government response to ISIL.
Alongside the Prime Minister, ministers from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department of Energy and Climate Change and Department for International Development are attending UNGA.
There will be events and discussions about how the international community tackles the threat from ISIL and foreign fighters; as well as climate change, Ebola, the post-2015 development agenda and how we secure an EU-US trade deal.
Latest news
UK will work with business to tackle deforestation in poor countries
Speaking at the Forest and Climate Challenge conference at UNGA, Development Secretary Justine Greening warned that climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges to global poverty reduction.
Social media
Follow these Twitter accounts to get the latest from UNGA:
Relevant hastags: #UNGA, #UNGA69, #MDGCountdown, #MDGMomentum, #Climate2014, #TimeToAct, #HeForShe, #EbolaResponse, #WCIP2014 (World Conference on Indigenous People), #SocialGoodSummit, #FreeAndEqual (LGBT rights), #ZeroHunger, #ChildrenOfSyria, #ChildrenNotSoldiers, #NoLostGeneration
Follow the UK Mission to the UN’s Instagram account athttp://instagram.com/ukun
Read more about UNGA
Find out more about the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly on the UN website