UN@75: The world still faced with complex challenge – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says in spite of the progress made in safeguarding world peace and promoting global cooperation, the world is still faced with complex challenges.

He said this on Monday when he joined world leaders at a virtual event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.

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The UN for the first time convened world leaders in a virtual format for the High-level meetings and the annual General Debate due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

“Efforts to address impediments for the attainment of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development were undermined by the advent of Coronavirus pandemic which brought about unprecedented challenges that cannot be tackled by any single country or region,” he said.