70th summit attracts more world leaders
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World leaders are not the only V-I-P's attending the United Nations General Assembly. CCTV's Nick Harper has been meeting some of the other people who are there for the first time.

It's that time of year when it feels like the world has come to New York. The UN's annual General Assembly draws presidents and politicians from all over the world. This year more than 150 heads of state - the largest number to ever attend. Add to that 89-hundred delegates, who will attend some 500 meetings during the two-week-long event. Many are here for the first time. Like China's President Xi Jinping. Donya Nasser is responsible for making the United Nations more accessible to young people. This is her first time at the U.N. in her new position.

Then there's the media three thousand journalists from every corner of the globe.

This is the so-called Press Island, where television broadcasters do their live shots. And it's from right here that journalists bring the news from inside the U.N. to audiences around the world.

Some of those who attend come to the UN to push their message. Christian Kroll from the largest private non-profit foundation in Germany is also a first-timer at the UN. He's written a report about holding countries accountable for sustainable development.

And it's that attention that draws so many people to New York every September for the UN General Assembly. The place to be seen and to be heard - because the world is watching.