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The President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum said that the surest way to ward off the effects of the terrorist violence is to strengthen democracy. UNIFEED

Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of the Niger, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022).

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said, “We cannot say we are learning to live with COVID-19 when 1 million people have died with COVID-19 this year alone.” WHO

After four years as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet held her final press conference in Geneva and said, “the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ever-increasing effects of climate change, and the reverberating shocks of the food, fuel and finance crisis resulting from the war against Ukraine have been the three major issues” of her mandate. OHCHR

UNICEF warns that children in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel could die in devastating numbers unless urgent support is provided, as severe malnutrition and the risk of water-borne disease collide. UNICEF

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The top United Nations official for the Sahel region said, “the information that we have received on the massacres that have been perpetrated on innocent civilian populations, including women and children, convey the tragedy that is unfolding at the moment in this part of the world.” UNIFEED

Meeting on West Africa, Sahel region, speakers in Security Council express concern over successive coups, call for strengthening state institutions.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.