"TIJJANI MUHAMMAD-BANDE"

General Assembly concludes current Session, opens seventy-fifth.

New president echoes call by predecessor for progressive, multilateral action to defeat COVID-19.

Closing the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, its outgoing president Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said “this is a moment of reckoning for our shared planet and future,” and praised youth for its “uncommon leadership in the face of the difficulties our world faces.” UNIFEED

General Assembly hears calls for more multilateral cooperation, information sharing to defeat COVID-19, as speakers explain their votes on global health threats text.

General Assembly adopts omnibus resolution calling for holistic COVID-19 response, among 3 passed on global health threats, malaria.

Informal meeting of the General Assembly to hear a briefing on the report of the Secretary-General on the review of the peacebuilding architecture.

A virtual High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace convened by the President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly.

A virtual event convened under the auspices of the President of the General Assembly and organized by the Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth in collaboration with the Major Group on Children and Youth (MGCY) and the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organizations (ICMYO) – with the participation of the Secretary-General.

A commemorative high-level virtual event organized by the State of Qatar, UNESCO, UNICEF and Education Above All Foundation to mark the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack.

General Assembly President of the 74th Session Tijjani Muhammad-Bande holds an end-of-session press conference.