{"id":127464,"date":"2017-10-24T18:10:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T22:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=127464\/"},"modified":"2018-06-18T19:20:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T23:20:43","slug":"highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-24-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/10\/24\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-24-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson \u2013 24 October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.69&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS BRIEFING BY BRENDEN VARMA,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SPOKESPERSON FOR <\/strong><strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY <\/strong><strong>PRESIDENT <\/strong><strong>MIROSLAV LAJ\u010c\u00c1K <\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-meta vcard\">\n<p><strong>United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"updated\">24 October 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.69&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>U.N. MUST CONTINUE TO BE GREATEST CHAMPION FOR PEACE, PRESIDENT SAYS ON U.N. DAY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The President delivered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/10\/24\/un-day\/\">remarks<\/a> at a United Nations Day event this morning.<\/li>\n<li>He said, \u201cWe all have separate backgrounds, different cultures and varied national experiences. But in the end, we have one planet and we are one humanity. As a truly universal mosaic, the United Nations must continue to be the greatest champion for development, human rights and peace for all people.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>He also paid tribute to United Nations staff, calling them \u201cthe engines of the United Nations.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The President will also speak at a United Nations Day concert tonight in the General Assembly Hall.<\/li>\n<li>Asked if the United Nations was proud of its accomplishments given current international crises, the Spokesperson said that the President of the General Assembly had stressed that the United Nations needed to be as equipped as possible to help people across the world, because improving people\u2019s lives was the reason for the United Nations\u2019 existence.<\/li>\n<li>The President recognized that reform was needed. At the same time, he was and always had been a firm believer in the United Nations and considered it to be the premier organization for addressing global problems on a global scale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CLIMATE CHANGE A REALITY THAT\u2019S AFFECTING MILLIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The President today <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/10\/24\/aftermath-of-recent-hurricanes\/\">addressed a special meeting<\/a> of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) entitled \u201cAftermath of recent hurricanes: Achieving a risk-informed and resilient 2030 Agenda\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>He said that recent disasters remind us that climate change is not just the subject of philosophical debate \u2013 but a reality lived by millions of people around the world. Urgent action is needed to mitigate its effects.<\/li>\n<li>He added that the impact of these disasters has made clear that vulnerability \u2013 including to natural disasters \u2013 is an obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT ADDRESSES INTERNATIONAL LAW BOOK EVENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The President delivered introductory <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/10\/24\/oppenheims-international-law-the-united-nations\/\">remarks<\/a> at a \u201cMeet the Author\u201d event in the United Nations Bookshop today.<\/li>\n<li>The former President of the International Court of Justice, Dame Rosalyn Higgins, presented the book \u201cOppenheim\u2019s International Law: United Nations\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS REFORM, DEVELOPMENT &amp; MIGRATION WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This afternoon, the President will meet with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/en\/dsg\/index.shtml\">Deputy Secretary-General<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The expected topics of discussion are United Nations reform, implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, and migration.<\/li>\n<li>Asked for more details about the purpose of the meeting, the Spokesperson noted that the President held monthly working luncheons with the Secretary-General. However, even though the President interacted with the Deputy Secretary-General frequently, he had never had the opportunity to hold a substantive discussion with her. Today\u2019s encounter would therefore be the first such meeting.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to the themes already mentioned, expected topics of discussion included promotion of the 2030 Agenda; financing of the Sustainable Development Goals, which was a subject of special interest for the President; and assistance to countries hit by hurricanes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRESIDENT\u2019S OFFICE\u2019S TRUST FÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵD CAN BE EARMARKED<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Spokesperson was asked about a contribution of $30,000 by Georgia to the Trust Fund of the President\u2019s Office. The reason for the contribution, according to the Office\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/ethics-and-transparency\/\">web site<\/a>, was \u201cto support funding of the position of Consultant for Legal Affairs\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Asked if the position had been filled by a national from Georgia, the Spokesperson replied in the affirmative, noting that a Georgian national had occupied the position since the beginning of the General Assembly\u2019s current session.<\/li>\n<li>Asked how funding and outreach to Member States worked with respect to the hiring of staff in the President\u2019s Office, the Spokesperson said that the President engages in fundraising, and Member States are welcome to contribute to the Trust Fund. All contributions are reported on the Office\u2019s web site. 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