{"id":257359,"date":"2022-02-07T15:59:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/76\/?p=257359"},"modified":"2022-02-07T15:59:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:59:23","slug":"press-briefing-by-spokesperson-7-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/76\/2022\/02\/07\/press-briefing-by-spokesperson-7-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Briefing by Spokesperson \u2013 7 February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS BY PAULINA KUBIAK GREER,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>SPOKESPERSON FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ABDULLA SHAHID<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SINGAPORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Abdulla Shahid is in Singapore today.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this morning our time, he met with the President, Madame Halimah Yacob. The meeting touched on the importance of multilateralism.<\/p>\n<p>He also met with Prime Minister Lee Sien Loong. They discussed multilateralism, sustainable development and cyber security \u2013 among other issues.<\/p>\n<p>President Shahid then visited the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the President had a number of site visits with Ms. Grace Fu, the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment. Those include the Marina Barrage, which supplies water to all of Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>The President will return to New York tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turning to the Commission for Social Development\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The theme this year focuses on eradicating poverty and hunger\u2026<\/p>\n<p>In a video message, President Abdulla Shahid urged the international community to ensure that history remembers the pandemic as a turning point \u2013 \u201cas the moment when humanity embraced a better future, pivoted to sustainability, abandoned tired excuses, and pursued a path that empowered all people, that protected our planet, that built prosperity, and that left a new generation with hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He spoke about the positive impact of social protection measures.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted key areas that require action, these are:<\/p>\n<p>Investing and sharing of technologies;<\/p>\n<p>Prioritizing universal access to basic services and infrastructure;<\/p>\n<p>Investment in training and education \u2013 that includes investment in green and blue recovery;<\/p>\n<p>And closing the gaps between those left furthest behind \u2013 in particular, the impact on women and girls, including those who lived through a so-called \u201cshadow pandemic\u201d of increased domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HOPE FELLOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And this week marks one month since the eight young diplomats known as the Fellows of HOPE arrived in New York.<\/p>\n<p>They began in their rotations \u2013 working with the different areas of OPGA: Peace and Security; Human Rights; Humanitarian; Sustainable Development; Reform, Legal and Budget; Communications.<\/p>\n<p>They have spent two days each work working in their Permanent Missions.<\/p>\n<p>And on Fridays, they are in weekly training workshops on various themes pertaining to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. In January, those were about the main organs of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and multilateral negotiations. Last Friday, they heard from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Protocol.<\/p>\n<p>We expect to have more about the Fellows in the monthly OPGA newsletter which will come out soon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were no questions for the Spokesperson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS BY PAULINA KUBIAK GREER, SPOKESPERSON FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ABDULLA SHAHID United Nations Headquarters, New York SINGAPORE President Abdulla Shahid is in Singapore today. 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