New York. Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in New York for the 71st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), officially begun today. The central focus of 2016 will by “The Sustainable Development Goals: A Universal Push to Transform our World”. Various proceedings dedicated to current international affairs are at the margins of the Debate. Among these are the Global Antiterrorism Forum, Ministerial meeting on Libya (chaired by Minister Gentiloni and Secretary of State, John Kerry) and regional initiatives in Palestine, Somalia, Iraq, Syria, South Sudan and Tunisia. (9colonne)