Tag: Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande

  • Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande bows out as UNGA President

    Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday bowed out of 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 News…

  • What COVID-19 has taught us – UNGA President

    Outgoing President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), 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…

  • UNGA President sets agenda for world leaders in next General Debate

    The focus of world leaders during this year’s UN General Debate should be on how to strengthen solidarity and partnership among nations in addressing common problems, says Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande. Muhammad-Bande, the President of the outgoing 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, set this agenda during the end-of-session news conference in New York on…