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The Takeaway Day 6: General Debate ends with call to turn words into action
After six days of speeches from the UN General Assembly podium, one word rose above all others: peace.
This final edition of The Takeaway distils the messages he said reverberated through the Assembly Hall and looks at where the 193-member body goes from here.
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