General Assembly

UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés underscores the importance of indigenous languages and their contribution to cultural diversity and sustainable development.
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‘Champion for multilateralism’ readies to hand over UN General Assembly gavel

16 September 2019
UN Affairs

Through consultation, collaboration and consensus, the UN chief on Monday described outgoing President of the General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, as “a champion for multilateralism” who had succeeded in making the United Nations “relevant to all”.

María Fernanda Espinosa, President of the Seventy-third Session of the General Assembly visits the Zaatar Camp in Jordan where she speaks to women and girls about their hopes and dreams and how the international community can support refugees.(23 July 2019)
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More women should wield UN General Assembly gavel, says Espinosa

16 September 2019
Interviews

We “need more women in power positions”, the outgoing President of the 73rd General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa has told UN News, saying that gender parity and women's rights are not only about justice, but “about common sense”. 

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María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly (file).
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UN General Assembly celebrates 20 years of promoting a culture of peace

13 September 2019
Peace and Security

Just as the greatest global challenges cannot be solved by a single country, peace cannot be pursued in isolation, outgoing UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa said on Friday.

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande speaks to UN News before taking up his duties as President of the 74th session of the General Assembly. (September 2019)
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INTERVIEW: Poverty, education and inclusion top new General Assembly President’s priority list

13 September 2019
UN Affairs

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 kicks off in New York in just over a week.

Jason DeWall (left) and Sinduja Srinivasan.
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Introducing…UNcomplicated: our new UN News podcast

11 September 2019
UNcomplicated

Welcome to the first edition of UNcomplicated, a new podcast from UN News, that grew out of a coffee shop conversation between UN staffer Sinduja Srinivasan and her friend Jason DeWall, who had never set foot inside UN Headquarters.

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