MEDIA ADVISORY
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT TO VISIT
PARIS, FRANCE
United Nations, New York, 8 November 2019 – The President of the 74th session of the General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, will visit Paris, France, on 10 November 2019. The President of the General Assembly will attend the Paris Peace Forum, the General Conference of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). While in Paris, he will also visit the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
On Tuesday, 12 November 2019, the President of the General Assembly will participate in a high-level panel on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, together with heads of state and government, at the Paris Peace Forum. Mr. Muhammad-Bande will also participate in an interactive panel with youth from the African Union and the European Union.
On the same day, the President will participate in the UNESCO General Conference during which he will deliver a speech to the Ministerial Steering Committee on the Sustainable Development Goal – Education 2030. This Committee is the multi-stakeholder mechanism convened by UNESCO with a mandate of facilitating strategic guidance, monitoring, and coordinating the Sustainable Development Goal #4, Quality Education. The President of the General Assembly will also participate in a high-level panel on youth perspectives on multilateralism at UNESCO’s General Conference.
On Wednesday, 13 November 2019, President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande will visit the OECD where he will deliver the opening remarks at the International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference: “Towards an inclusive globalization”.
He will also hold a meeting with OECD experts on financing for development and will exchange views with the OECD Council of Ambassadors.
During the visit, the President of the General Assembly will meet with the French President Emmanuel Macron, the Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay, and the Secretary General of the OECD Angel Gurria.
The President of the General Assembly will return to New York on 13 November.
The President will be accompanied on this trip by his Special Adviser, Professor Jide Balogun; Senior Adviser and Trip captain, Alexandre Stutzmann, and Senior Adviser, Daniel Gimenez, Adviser Denise Kling, and Special Assistant to the Chef de Cabinet, Faisal Ibrahim.
Travel expenses will be covered by the Trust Fund of the Office of the President of the General Assembly.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Reem Abaza, Spokesperson of the President of the General Assembly, 74th Session. abaza@un.org +1 (917) 250 8003
