{"id":194628,"date":"2019-06-04T13:10:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T17:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/?p=194628"},"modified":"2019-06-04T13:10:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T17:10:59","slug":"election-of-the-president-of-the-seventy-fourth-session-of-the-general-assembly-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/2019\/06\/04\/election-of-the-president-of-the-seventy-fourth-session-of-the-general-assembly-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Election of the President of the Seventy-Fourth session of the General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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– As delivered –<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Statement by H.E. Mrs. Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa Garc\u00e9s, President of the 73rd<\/sup> Session of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly<\/h3>\n

4 June 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations<\/p>\n

Excellencies,<\/p>\n

Distinguished delegates,<\/p>\n

Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n

I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to H.E. Mr. Tijjani Muhammad Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations on his election as the President of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Tijjani\u2019s career and experience, both as Scholar and Diplomat, should serve him and the General Assembly well in a session that promises to be pivotal. From the many positions he occupied as Vice Chancellor at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University of Nigeria, Director General of Le Centre Africain de Formation et de Recherche Administrative pour le D\u00e9veloppement<\/em> and Director General of Nigeria\u2019s National Institute for Policy and Strategic Study to his current stint as Nigeria\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Tijani Bande is well-seasoned to provide the strong and creative leadership our august Assembly requires, as it positions itself to be relevant in a world in rapid change.<\/p>\n

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Your presidency, Ambassador, comes at a very critical moment for the United Nations and multilateralism. I am confident, however, that under your able leadership, we will make meaningful progress to advance the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; in sustaining peace and conflict prevention as well as the promotion of human rights and the empowerment of women and girls.<\/p>\n

As we have already demonstrated, I am at your disposal, together with my cabinet, as you move forward with your preparations for the 74th session.<\/p>\n

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