By Gu Zhenqiu

January 3, 2015

"As the clock ticked into the new year, the United Nations faces new opportunities to promote peace and development in the world -- to bring an early end to the Syria conflict, to kick off the implementation of a blueprint for global sustainable development, and to select a new UN chief.

Seemingly unrelated, the three major efforts can jointly make the United Nations more relevant and powerful as today's globe is confronting armed conflicts, environmental degradation, inequality, poverty, terrorism and other challenges, experts say."

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