page_title: Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly
section_title: President
hierarchical_section_title: Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly / Organisation for the session / President
caption_attribution_description: President Donald J. Trump participates in a pull-aside with President of the U.N. General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
context_page_description: The Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly is the current session of the United Nations General Assembly which was opened on 17 of September 2019 and will run until 16 September 2020
  The theme for the 74th Session is "Effective responses to global crises: strengthening multilateralism and dialogue among civilizations for international peace, security and development."
context_section_description: On 4 June 2019, Nigerian diplomat and politician Tijjani Muhammad-Bande was elected by acclimation to the position of President of the General Assembly. At the time of his election, Muhammad-Bande was serving as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
  In his first speech as President-elect of the General Assembly, Muhammad-Bande laid out some of his priorities for the session. Paramount among them was the need to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, with particular attention being paid to peace and security, poverty eradication, zero hunger, quality education and climate action. He also pledged to focus on the promotion of human rights, as well as the empowerment of women and youth and gender parity in the United Nations system.
caption: President of the 74th Session, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
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