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Mohammed Jallow, Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 23 and 26 September 2023).

Amadou Jobe was 25 when he embarked on a perilous journey through northern Africa to Italy. While preparing for the final leg of journey from Libya, he was captured and put in a detention centre.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

To tackle period poverty, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners manufacture sanitary pads and distribute them among women and girls in The Gambia.

n central Gambia, the life of Bintou Nije and other smallholder farmers was not easy. But after joining a UN-led training programme, their life has changed.

Mariam Leigh is a small-scale farmer in the Central River Region in The Gambia. Like many smallholders, she struggled to make ends meet. Since she joined Maruo Farms, her life has changed.

The purpose of the meeting is to facilitate exchanges of experiences, good practices and lessons learned regarding transitional justice, with a specific focus on guarantees of non-recurrence, among conflict-affected countries in different regions, in the spirit of South-South and triangular cooperation.

In The Gambia, strawberry production is rare and the majority of food is imported. After having received a three-month training on vegetable production, 24-year old Alhadgie Faal decided to build his own small business where he and his brother grow high-value vegetables and fruits, including strawberries.

Gidom Sabally is one of the villagers who struggled to make ends meet as an unskilled labourer in the Gambia but his life has changed after he joined a UN-led training programme.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Consideration of the Gambia