Op-Ed: The UN General Assembly: A 75-Year Journey Towards the Future We Want
The United Nations came into existence at a time of great despair, when the penholders of its founding document dared to imagine a better world, one that would be defined by peace and equality. DATE: Tuesday, 7 July 2020Originally Published by UN ChronicleBy Tijjani...
Op-Ed: Preventing a Pandemic-Induced Food Emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating pre-existing inequalities, putting immense strain on tenuous systems; and plunging those in the most precarious contexts deeper into poverty and hunger. DATE: Thursday, 30 April 2020Originally Published by the the Food and...
Op-Ed: The 2020 International Day of Education: Any cause for celebration?
As the second anniversary of this major landmark draws near, it is pertinent to ask whether there is anything worth celebrating in the field of education, and if so, what constitutes the “appropriate manner” to do so. DATE: Wednesday, 22 January 2020Originally...
Op-Ed: Negotiating the world
It is difficult not to love Nigeria. The people are warm and charming. They can be critical of one another yet still bask in each other’s success. DATE: Thursday, 18 November 2019Originally Published by The GuardianBy Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the 74th...
Op-Ed: United Nations of Difference
The mission of the UN is not to unite nations in sameness, but to make them work together in difference. DATE: Tuesday, 22 October 2019Originally Published by Al JazeeraBy Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General...
