In Cameroon and in most of Africa, palaver trees are where people sit and talk freely. These gatherings serve to raise questions that concern the community, and very often, those participating are under no obligation to find a solution immediately. In this same spirit and building on the practice of “morning dialogues” of my predecessors, I have initiated Palaver Tree Dialogues to provide a forum for candid, informal, off-the-record exchanges to tackle critical issues that concern us all. Today, I convened the first Palaver Tree Dialogue of the session focusing on #multilingualism—a key priority of my presidency to unite us in our diversity. I appreciated the candid and substantive exchanges with the Permanent Representatives who attended today to help the UN advance multilingualism. For multilingualism is key to achieving effective multilateralism. Excellent attendance from 🇦🇩 🇧🇬 🇰🇭🇨🇩🇮🇳 🇦🇴🇸🇦 🇹🇱 🇪🇬🇷🇺🇪🇸🇧🇷,Permanent Observer of La Francophonie, & Undersecretary-General @UNDGACM_EN