The uneducated are ‘denied almost everything’, says new General Assembly President

17 September 2019

Back in June, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was elected by acclamation to preside over the 74th session of the General Assembly, which begins on Tuesday.

In his first major interview with UN News, Mr. Muhammad-Bande told Cristina Silveiro that poverty eradication, inclusion and quality education would be his top priorities in office.

Calling education “a complex matter”, he spelled out that “whoever is denied an education is denied almost everything”.

Audio Credit:

Cristina Silveiro, UN News - French

Audio Duration:

7'54"

Photo Credit:

UN Photo/Mark Garten

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