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The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Khalilur Rahman, met with H.E. Mr. Ronald Ozzy Lamola, Minister for International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa. They discussed South Africa\u2019s priorities for the General Assembly\u2019s eighty-first session, including South Africa\u2019s call for the establishment of an International Panel on Inequality, the implementation of the Pact for the Future, accelerating the achievement of the SDGs and the AU\u2019s Agenda 2063, as well as the UN80 reform process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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