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    Dear U.N.: Could you add these 4 overlooked items to the General Assembly agenda?

    A physician from Nigeria and a scientist from Kenya propose ideas for the United Nations to consider — issues important in Africa and other regions that are often neglected by global bodies.
    by Esther Ngumbi Sep 20, 2023 5 minutes
    Source: Photo illustration by LA Johnson/Getty/NPR

    Dear United Nations General Assembly,

    We know you have a lot to discuss at the 78th session of the general assembly, which is taking place this week. You've got pandemic preparedness, universal health coverage, climate change, poverty, hunger, global inequality and a special focus on bringing an end to the scourge of tuberculosis.

    We'd humbly like to suggest adding a few overlooked topics to the agenda.

    Who are we to boldly offer you advice? A doctor from Nigeria and an entomologist/chemical ecologist and researcher from Kenya.

    Here are our suggestions, with a focus on the African continent that is our homeland.

    Figure out how to get the most mileage from the extraordinary sums that come to Africa from people in the African diaspora

    You might understandably think that foreign governments and

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