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More than 140 heads of state and government are participating in the debate at the UN General Assembly getting under way on September 24 at UN headquarters in New York. The threat posed by Islamic State militants is expected to top the issues raised by leaders, along with the spread of Ebola virus in western Africa, plus Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine, including its annexation of Crimea. Serzh Sargsyan is due to address the General Assembly. U.S. President Barack Obama will be among the first speakers to address the General Assembly on September 24.