General Assembly President to Convene Science-based Briefing to Member States??
Eminent scientists and academics to brief Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly on the economics of water; climate, conflict and cooperation; and early warning for pandemic preparedness
02 February 2023 ¨C The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba K?r?si, will convene a briefing with scientists and academics from different parts of the world on Tuesday, 7 February, from 10am EST to 6pm EST in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, to focus on science-based evidence in support of sustainable solutions on the Economics of Water; Climate, Conflict and Cooperation; and Early Warning for Pandemic Preparedness.
The informal briefing will offer scientific decision support for Member States to contribute to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ 2023 Water Conference in March 2024, the pandemic preparedness negotiations, and preparations for the SDG Summit in September 2023.
In addition, some members of the Independent Group of Scientists ¨C a group of 15 eminent scientists appointed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres from Australia, Botswana, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Malawi, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago ¨C will update on the Global Sustainable Development Report 2023.
Organizing this event aligns with President K?r?si¡¯s motto of ¡°Solutions through Solidarity, Sustainability and Science¡± and aims to support the 13 negotiating processes currently underway in the General Assembly related to transformation.
The in-person briefing, which will be available on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ WebTV, will be held in three separate sessions on the same day. Each session will be followed by an interactive discussion.
In addition to Member States, Observers of the General Assembly and ECOSOC accredited NGOs are able to participate.
BRIEFING OUTLINE:
10:00am ¨C 10:05am: Opening by Csaba K?r?si, President of the General Assembly
10:05am ¨C 11:30am: Panel 1 ¨C The Economics of Water
11:30am ¨C 1:00pm: Panel 2 – Climate, Conflict and Cooperation
3:00pm ¨C 4:30pm: Panel 3 – Early Warning for Pandemic Preparedness
4:30pm ¨C 6:00 pm: Briefing on the Global Sustainable Development Report
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EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Short summaries of the briefings and the contributions and recommendations by Member States expressed during the interactive discussions will be made available in the weeks after the briefing.
Press releases on each of the panels will be made available within 24 hours of the briefing.
PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
The briefing is open to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-accredited press, and will be available on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ WebTV.
Journalists interested in attending may obtain accreditation from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit /en/media/accreditation/accreditation.shtml
WEBCAST
The briefing will be broadcast live and on-demand by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ WebTV.
The 10am-1pm session can be followed live at
The 3pm-6pm session can be followed live at