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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President Muhammadu Buhari is set to address the 76th Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday.<\/p>\n

However, in a four-minute video that emerged online, some protesters stormed New York, where the United Nations meeting is ongoing to state their demands.<\/p>\n

In the video, one of the protesters, who claimed he was not a Nigerian, was seen carrying a placard with the caption, \u2018Nigerian Christians not target of genocide.\u2019<\/p>\n

The protesters, clad in a green and white shirt, were also seen with another placard with the caption, \u2018stronger together.\u2019<\/p>\n

Some of the protesters insisted that they have no idea why they are protesting.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Buhari would deliver his address around 9 am (around 2 pm Nigerian time) to other world leaders during the morning session.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian leader will speak to the theme of the Assembly and other global issues.<\/p>\n

The theme for the 76th session is, \u201cBuilding Resilience Through Hope \u2013 To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to the Needs of the Planet, Respect the Rights of People and Revitalise the United Nation\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s session will also include speeches by leaders from The Gambia, South Sudan, Republic of Benin, Senegal and Germany, among others.<\/p>\n

Buhari has participated in some bilateral meetings with a number of leaders of other countries\u2019 delegations and heads of International Development organisations.<\/p>\n

He has met with the President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, held a meeting with Nigeria\u2019s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation and also attended the UN Food Systems Summit.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian leaders also held a bilateral meeting with Her Majesty, Maxima Zorreguieta, Queen of The Netherlands and participated in a hybrid High-Level event, tagged \u201cTransformative Actions for Nature and People\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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