President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday held a meeting with United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Miroslav Lajčák at Statehouse, Nairobi.
President Kenyatta and Mr Lajčák discussed means through which the UN offices in Nairobi could be strengthened.
The Head of State lobbied Lajčák to use his networks to vouch for the consolidation of UN offices in Nairobi.
“This will support the strengthening of UNEP and UN-Habitat in Nairobi,” President Kenyatta stated.
The leaders also discussed reforms being implemented at the UN as President Kenyatta pushed for Nairobi to be selected as the host of the UN's Service Centre for the region.
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Lajčák assured President Kenyatta of his support in boosting the United Nations' presence in the country.
President Kenyatta also asked the UN to scale up peace-building missions in various countries in Africa.
Also present at the meeting were Head of Civil Service Joseph Kinyua and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed.
Lajčák, the President of the 72nd General Assembly of the UN, is in Kenya for the third edition of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) which kicks off on Tuesday.
At least 4,000 Heads of State, Ministers, business leaders, civil society representatives and UN officials will be present at the event which looks at sustainable ways of tackling environmental degradation.
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