Making the United Nations Relevant to all PeoplePRESS BRIEFING BY MONICA GRAYLEY, SPOKESPERSON FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT MARÍA FERNANDA ESPINOSA
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IN NIGERIA, PGA DISCUSSES MULTILATERALISM AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRIORITIES
The President of the General Assembly is in Abuja, Nigeria, where she met the President of the country, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, the Foreign Minister, H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama, and other members of the cabinet.
The PGA commended Nigeria’s global and regional leadership in pursuit of peace and stability, and the country’s role in support of multilateralism.
Ms. Espinosa also visited the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development under the leadership of H.E. Ms. Aisha Abubakar. She took part in an interactive discussion on “The Role of Women and Girls in the Promotion of Multilateralism”.
María Fernanda Espinosa said that; “there is no way we will achieve our vision of a safer, fairer and more sustainable world without the full participation and leadership of women and girls.”
She stressed that although this “might seem an obvious thing to point out, we need to say it over and over again. Because clearly, we are still a long way off from achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment.”
The PGA is in Nigeria to strengthen the ties between the country and the United Nations and to discuss the priorities of the General Assembly.
She is meeting also with representatives of civil society, the UN Country Team in Nigeria and youth to listen to their views on how the UN can be even more relevant to all people.
During her visit to Abuja, Ms. Espinosa is speaking to students at the University of Abuja on “Responding to Global Challenges in a fast-changing World: the Case for Strengthening Multilateralism.”
She said that by 2030 half of the world´s population will be under 30 years old. And 42% of these young people will be African citizens.
Before departing from Abuja, Ms. Espinosa will grant interviews to national and international media outlets.
Tomorrow, 8 May, the PGA will leave Abuja to Accra, Ghana, her last stop in this official travel to Africa.
More on the President’s visit to Africa on our website www.un.org/pga/73\
And I will now pause and show you a minute and a half video of the PGA in Lake Chad before taking your questions. Thank you to our UNTV and Broadcasting Services colleagues.
Let’s watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI6wR3LTA7U
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