President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York for the high-level meetings of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Mr Buhari arrived at the JF Kennedy International Airport in New York at about 4:00 p.m. local time.

The president was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Governor Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Uzoma Emenike, among others.

Mr Buhari would be the second head of state to address the high-level session of the General Assembly on the fourth day of the General Debates at about 9:00 a.m. local time on September 24.

The theme for the 76th session is ‘Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to the Needs of the Planet, Respect the Rights of People and Revitalise the United Nations’.

Mr Buhari will have bilateral meetings with other countries’ delegations and heads of international development organisations.

The president and members of his delegation would participate in other high-level meetings such as the Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on Reparations, Racial Justice and Equality for People of African Descent.

The delegation is also expected to participate in the Food Systems Summit, High-Level Dialogue on Energy, and High-Level Plenary Meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

(NAN)