Elections for ECOSOC seat & other topics – PGA Spokesperson's Briefing

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:03:13
• Production Date: 16 June 2022
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: KUBIAK, PAULINA
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: CLIMATE CHANGE; GA PRESIDENT
• MAMS Id: 2890829
• Parent Id: 2890829

Description

Starting with the General Assembly Hall. Elections for the one remaining ECOSOC seat resumed this morning. No Member State received the required 2/3 majority. Ballots will resume at a date yet to be announced.

The President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, is now enroute to the Dominican Republic for an official visit at the invitation of the Government.

Turning to climate change… Taking care of the planet is one of the five priorities of the Presidency of Hope. In this context, a reminder that President Shahid will host a Moment for Nature on 19 July, to review the science on climate change, the environment and biodiversity, and bring together the international community to see what has worked and remedy what hasn’t.

Monday at 10AM ET will be the informal high-level meeting to mark the commemoration of the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech. This will be held in the General Assembly Hall.

On Tuesday at 3PM, the focus will be on the Inter-Parliamentary Union. There will be discussions on the Secretary-General’s report and action on a draft resolution. President Shahid will have remarks.

This Wednesday, 22 June, there will be an informal briefing on the report of the Group of Governmental Experts on torture-free trade. This will be held in the Trusteeship.

And Thursday, 23 June, staring at 10AM, there will be the debate on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. This is organized with Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Wairumi Nderitu.

The Ocean Conference will be held in Lisbon, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal. President Shahid will participate. That’s from 27 June to 1 July.

And there will be a two-day plenary meeting on 30 June and 1 July, here in New York, on improving global road safety.

For further details please see SOURCE below.
Office of the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly