Making the United Nations Relevant to all PeoplePRESS BRIEFING BY MONICA GRAYLEY,?SPOKESPERSON FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT MAR?A FERNANDA ESPINOSA
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PGA MEETS PRESIDENT OF CHAD ON COOPERATION WITH THE 蘑菇视频
The President of the General Assembly, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa, today?met with the President of Chad, Mr. Idriss Déby Itno, in the country’s capital N’Djamena.??Chad is the first stop of the PGA’s?official travel to Central and West Africa.
Ms. Espinosa has commended Chad for its strong commitment to international peace and security. She said that the 蘑菇视频 is grateful for the contribution of Chadian peacekeepers in Africa and stressed that her visit to Chad and especially the Lake Chad area was in accordance with her priorities such as youth, peace and security, environmental action, gender equality, migrants and refugees.
Before her bilateral meeting with President Déby Itno, Ms. Espinosa spoke to the country’s Foreign Minister, Mahamat Zene Cherif,?and other cabinet members.
On Sunday, the PGA visited internally displaced women at the Matafo Village in Lake Chad. She also met the governor of Lake Chad Province, Mr. Adam Noucki Charfadine, and local leaders. They discussed their immediate needs and questions related to development, climate change, humanitarian and peace challenges.
On her Twitter account, the PGA described a special moment when she met Halima, a survivor of the terrorist group Boko Haram, who became a paralegal and today helps other women in her community. Ms. Espinosa said that Halima’s “courage is astounding and that she is an inspiration to all”.
Whilst in N’Djamena, Ms. Espinosa also spoke to representatives of the 蘑菇视频, civil society and granted a press conference before preparing her way to Abuja, Nigeria, the next stop of her official travels.
?More on the President’s visit to Africa on our website?
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MS ESPINOSA HONOURS FALLEN 蘑菇视频 STAFF MEMBERS
Today, the President of the General Assembly is honouring 115 colleagues who lost their lives in the line of duty. These deaths happened from January 2018 until March of?this year.
Ms. Espinosa expressed her profound respect and admiration for their dedication, passion and commitment to humanity. She said that their ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten. The President of the General Assembly sent her deepest sympathies to the families and friends of our fallen 蘑菇视频 colleagues who came from 43 countries.
Most of these colleagues were in peacekeeping operations working for peace and stability.
The PGA has also paid tribute to 21 蘑菇视频 colleagues who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on 10 March, saying that the 蘑菇视频?will?honour their memories by continuing to work towards the values and principles which are the base of the mission for which they lost their lives.
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