{"id":164299,"date":"2018-07-27T14:40:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T18:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=164299"},"modified":"2018-07-27T14:40:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T18:40:59","slug":"highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-27-july-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2018\/07\/27\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-27-july-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson \u2013 27 July 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.6&#8243;]<\/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\">27 July 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON \u201cSAMOA PATHWAY\u201d FOR SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The General Assembly plenary adopted a <a href=\"http:\/\/undocs.org\/a\/72\/L.60\/Rev.1\">resolution<\/a> by consensus today, concerning modalities and arrangements for the first review of the so-called SAMOA Pathway.<\/li>\n<li>The SAMOA Pathway is an international framework that has to do with the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States. 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