SDGs: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY OUTLINES 2020 PRIORITIES - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 14, 2020
ThePresident of the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA Tijjani Muhammad-Bandehas outlined his priorities for the remaining part of his tenure in 2020 whichare anchored on his vision of peace and security, quality education,zero-hunger, climate action, poverty eradication, and inclusion, in line withthe Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs.
Thesecame with an implementation roadmap at an informal plenary of the Assembly inNew York.
Addressingdelegates, Muhammad-Bande said he is determined to galvanise partnerships inimplementation of the action plan.
Onpeace and security, the Nigerian diplomat emphasised the need formultilateralism in international conflict resolution, an issue he promised toflag with stakeholders.
Hesaid the Ukrainian plane tragedy resulting from the Iran-U.S. crisisunderscored the need for countries to resolve their differences through diplomacy.
Muhammad-Bandenoted that it is thus critical that the assemble find solutions to theIsrael-Palestine conflict or question, as with those in Syria, Yemen, Libya andothers.