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November 23, 2019
The President of the UN GeneralAssembly, UNGA Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says no African country is silent onracism and xenophobia, as all nations on the continent condemned such actions.
He said this in Abuja, during hisfirst official visit to the country as President of the General Assembly. Healso affirmed that racism, xenophobia and resurgent nationalism and tendenciestoward protectionism in Africa and other parts of the world were threats tomultilateralism.
According to Muhammad-Bande, nocountry or community is self-sufficient, hence the need to strife for peace,and unity, and going forward requires collective efforts toward addressing thechallenges and concerns of the continent.
In another development, the Presidentexplained that the visions of the 74th General Assembly of ensuring peace,poverty eradication, education for all and climate action are key factors toattaining global development. According to him, the Assembly chooses thesepriority areas among others because they are the major drivers to achievingglobal development, which is what the world yearns for.