Bangladesh, June 4 -- Bangladesh's Foreign Minister, Dr Khalilur Rahman, has outlined six key priorities for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) after being elected President of the world's most representative multilateral body.

Addressing member states following his election at the UN headquarters in New York, Rahman said the upcoming session would be particularly significant as the Assembly would be tasked with addressing major global issues, including UN reform, preparations for the next generation of the global development agenda and the selection of the next UN Secretary-General.

He noted that these responsibilities would coincide with pressing international challenges such as climate change, geopolitica...