PRESS BRIEFING BY BRENDEN VARMA, SPOKESPERSON FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT VOLKAN BOZKIR
PRESIDENT HOLDS INFORMAL MORNING DIALOGUE WITH U.N. AMBASSADORS
- This morning the President held his first with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Permanent Representatives. This practice started in the General Assembly¡¯s 72nd session.
- The Morning Dialogues are meant to provide a space for frank and informal exchanges on items on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ¡¯s agenda.
- Today¡¯s topic was “Action for the Most Vulnerable”. Eleven Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ ambassadors participated.
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS CAN HELP REDUCE RISK OF WAR
- Today is the for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. It was declared by the General Assembly in 2001.
- In a , the President said that healthy ecosystems and sustainably managed resources can help reduce the risk of armed conflict and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
- He added, ¡°We must protect natural resources that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems.¡±
PRESIDENT LAUDS U.N. TECHNOLOGY BANK FOR HELPING LEAST DEVELOPED COÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵTRIES
- The President this morning with the Managing Director of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
- He commended the Bank for taking swift action to help LDCs in the areas of science, technology and innovation, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
WORLD COURT ELECTIONS TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK
- The General Assembly and the Security Council are scheduled to simultaneously hold of the International Court of Justice on the afternoon of Wednesday, 11 November.
- There are eight candidates running for five vacant seats. They are nationals of: China; Croatia; Germany; Japan; Nigeria; Rwanda; Slovakia; and Uganda.
- They are not nominated by individual Member States ¨C and serve in their personal capacities as independent judges.
