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United Nations, New York, 03 April 2020 – In light of the updated guidance severely limiting in-person meetings, as a result of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande has decided to:Postpone the...

United Nations, New York, 02 April 2020 –Under a silence procedure, the United Nations General Assembly adopted today, Thursday 2 April, 2 decisions and one resolution.-Resolution 74/270 entitled, “Global solidarity to fight the coronavirus disease 2019...

MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO TRAVEL TO FIJI – 5 -8 March 2020

President of UN General Assembly and President of ECOSOC to announce formation of a high-level panel on financial integrity

PRESIDENT OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO VISIT GENEVA – 20 – 22 February 2020

PRESIDENT OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO VISIT ADDIS ABABA – 6 – 11 February 2020

PRESIDENT OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO VISIT UAE 7 – 12 January 2020

The President of the 74th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande will travel to Kuwait and Qatar from 12 to 16 December 2019, after concluding his participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Spain.His...

PRESIDENT OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ATTEND COP25 IN MADRID, SPAIN AND CALL FOR THE FULL OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENT 9 – 11 December 2019

International Community Reaffirms Commitments to World’s Landlocked Developing Countries