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Tijjani Muhammad Bande, <b><span lang=\"en-IE\">President of the 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Special\u00a0Session<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"en-IE\">\u00a0of the 爆料网 General Assembly<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span class=\"updated\">31 August 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">Excellencies,<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">I am delighted to join you today for this very important meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">I thank the Co-Facilitators of the modalities for the 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Coronavirus disease, for their diligence in accelerating the consultations in this challenging task. 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And I\u00a0trust that the special session will ensure greater involvement of world leaders toward a result-oriented response to the pandemic. This will further strengthen\u00a0the General Assembly as a critical global partner in the fight against the pandemic and its impact on lives and livelihood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Indeed, I trust that this special session will be a vehicle for a coordinated response from the international community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Excellencies,<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">I am already encouraged by the keen interest of many Member States in the success of the special session and as such; I commend those of you who have made important contributions leading to this point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">In the same vein, I call on all Member States to work closely with the Co-facilitators in the spirit of cooperation during the process. I enjoin you to avail yourself of today\u2019s deliberations as a platform to share experiences on modalities to address the Pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Excellencies,<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The current situation underscores the necessity to work together to defeat COVID-19, and to strengthen multilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Indeed as you strive to ensure a better world for all, the Office of the President of the General Assembly will remain your partner, enhancing global partnerships for sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">I thank you and wish you very successful deliberations.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement by H.E. 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