{"id":167456,"date":"2018-10-18T13:54:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T17:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/?p=167456"},"modified":"2018-10-18T14:42:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T18:42:04","slug":"press-briefing-by-spokesperson-18-october-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/2018\/10\/18\/press-briefing-by-spokesperson-18-october-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Press briefing by spokesperson \u2013 18 October 2018"},"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;3.12.2&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>PRESS BRIEFING BY MONICA GRAYLEY,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SPOKESPERSON FOR <\/strong><strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY <\/strong><strong>PRESIDENT MAR\u00cdA FERNANDA ESPINOSA<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-meta vcard\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"updated\">18 October 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>[As delivered]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.2&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Good afternoon, everyone!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY TRAVELS TO EUROPE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>President Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa will travel to Geneva on Sunday to attend the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCTAD Global Leaders Investment Summit.<\/p>\n<p>On 24 October, Ms. Espinosa will hold a press conference with journalists who cover the work of the United Nations at the Palais de Nations. The President will talk about her seven priorities for the 73<sup>rd<\/sup> Session under the theme: \u201cMaking the United Nations relevant to all people\u201d. Whilst in Geneva, Ms. Espinosa will take part in the Executive Briefing to Member States and have separate meetings with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agencies and other organizations.<\/p>\n<p>After Geneva, Ms. Espinosa will visit Vatican City on 29 October to attend the 10<sup>th<\/sup> meeting of the Ethics in Action Initiative, which will address issues on decent work and the future of work.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the General Assembly will have an audience with Pope Francis to discuss relevant issues on cooperation and the work of the GA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>MONTHLY MEETING WITH THE Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ SECRETARY-GENERAL <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Ms. Espinosa will today meet the Secretary of the United Nations, Mr. Ant\u00f3nio Guterres. This is the first routine meeting of this kind since she assumed office in September. The PGA and the SG will discuss pressing issues on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agenda and the process of \u00a0United Nations reform.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AGENDA:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On the PGA\u2019s agenda today, she is having bilateral meetings with the Ambassador of Greece and the Foreign Secretary of Mexico. She also met with three participants of the 2018 Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Journalism Fellows and granted them an interview.<\/p>\n<p>This is all for today. 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