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By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani<\/p>\n
New York<\/p>\n
The United Nations says 73 Heads of State and 45 Heads of Government are expected in New York for the 81st General Assembly high-level week scheduled for Sept. 22 to Sept. 28.<\/p>\n
UN Spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric disclosed this while briefing correspondents ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at UN Headquarters.<\/p>\n
President Bola Tinubu is expected to join other world leaders to lead his country\u2019s delegation and present Nigeria\u2019s national statement on Wednesday, Sept. 23.<\/p>\n
Nigeria moved two spots from the previous 10th spot to eight spot in the provisional list of speakers obtained by the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).<\/p>\n
Dujarric said 49 ministers, 11 vice-presidents and one crown prince were also expected to participate in the high-level engagements.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, we expect about 73 Heads of State, 45 Heads of Government, 49 Ministers, 11 Vice-Presidents and one Crown Prince,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The figures underline the diplomatic significance of the General Assembly high-level week, which annually transforms UN Headquarters into a major centre of global diplomacy.<\/p>\n
The General Debate of the 81st session is scheduled for Sept. 22 to Sept. 26 and Sept. 28 at the UN Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n
Heads of State, governments and other senior representatives will use the debate to present national positions on major international political, economic, security and development challenges.<\/p>\n
Beyond the mandated high-level meetings, Dujarric said about 168 other events had been scheduled during the high-level week.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlongside the mandated meetings, there are about 168 events that are scheduled during the high-level week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The UN spokesperson said Member States had also submitted about 1,000 requests for bilateral meetings among themselves.<\/p>\n
Dujarric said bilateral meetings involving UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres were also being scheduled.<\/p>\n
The high-level week will feature major meetings on development, climate action, sea-level rise, pandemic preparedness, racial justice and other global priorities.<\/p>\n
The UN said the 81st session would convene leaders at a time of continuing geopolitical tensions, conflicts, development financing challenges and pressure on the multilateral system.<\/p>\n
The 81st session is being presided over by Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh under the theme, \u201cRestoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dujarric also disclosed that thousands of journalists had been accredited to cover the gathering.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have issued 1,935 press passes for visiting journalists and an additional 1,290 press passes for official media,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The figures amount to 3,225 media accreditations in addition to journalists permanently accredited to cover the United Nations.<\/p>\n
Dujarric said the numbers could still change as additional delegations, events and media arrangements were finalised, adding he<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will keep updating you on numbers as they evolve,\u201d the UN spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
The General Assembly high-level week remains the largest annual diplomatic gathering at the United Nations, bringing world leaders together for speeches, negotiations, bilateral engagements and discussions on global challenges.<\/p>\n
(NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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