UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 1, 2019 (Xinhua) -- President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande speaks to journalists during a press briefing at the UN headquarters in New York, Oct. 1, 2019. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Tuesday urged member states to strengthen women\'s political participation, as only eight percent of speakers on behalf of member states had been women at the just-concluded the General Debate of the UNGA. (Xinhua/Li Muzi/IANS)