Tag: UNGA
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Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande exits office as UNGA President
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday, leaves office as President of the 74th session of the General Assembly. He handed over the gavel to Turkish diplomat and politician, Volkan Bozkir, who will be steering the ship of the 75th session of the 193-member lawmaking body. The change of baton…
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What COVID-19 has taught us – UNGA President
Outgoing President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande has highlighted some critical lessons from COVID-19. He told the News Agency of Nigeria in New York that the pandemic had further underscored the need for concerted efforts to bridge the global technological gap. Muhammad-Bande referenced a UN report indicating that 463 million school…
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SDGs: UNGA President urges concerted global action against illicit financial flows
The President of the UN General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has called for concerted global action against illicit financial flows (IFFs) to actualise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Muhammad-Bande made the call in his remarks during the closing session of the 74th UNGA General Debate at the UN Headquarters in New York. He said with…
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Gender imbalance among UNGA speakers disheartening — Muhammad-Bande
President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has described as disheartening the gender imbalance in the list of speakers at the just-concluded General Debate. In his remarks at the closing session on Monday, Muhammad-Bande said only 16 out of the 192 speakers at the forum were women. He said: “The General Assembly…
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UNGA leadership: Nigeria will live up to expectations – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in New York assured the world that Nigeria would live up to expectations in its leadership of the United Nations General Assembly. Addressing world leaders at the ongoing General Assembly Debate, Buhari said Nigerians “ are truly grateful, and shall endeavour to live up to the expectorations and responsibilities thrust…
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Buhari, govs, ministers, others jet to New York for 74th UNGA Session Sunday
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74) which opened on Tuesday, September 17. The President’s participation at this year’s gathering of world leaders is particularly significant as it coincides with Nigeria’s Presidency of UNGA. On June 4,…
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Just In: Muhammad-Bande emerges UNGA President
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has emerged President of the 74th UN General Assembly. Muhammad-Bande, the sole candidate for the position, was elected through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday. He is the second Nigerian to hold the office after Joseph Garba,…