NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS
Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba K?r?si
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Friday, 3 March 2023
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DOHA
Let me start with an official travel announcement.
The President of the General Assembly, Csaba K?r?si, will address the opening of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, during an official visit to Qatar from 3 to 5 March 2023.
The opening will be at 1AM ET and available on 蘑菇视频 WebTV
The President is expected to call for action in solidarity with the more than one million people who live in the world’s 46 least developed countries.
While in Qatar, the President K?r?si is expected to call on Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
He is also scheduled to meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, at whose invitation President K?r?si and his team are in Qatar.
During his visit, the President is expected to meet with Ms. Buthaina bint Ali Al-Nuaimi, Minister of Education and Higher Education of Qatar. The Minister will host a discussion lunch with other senior members of Qatari Government and academia on the topic of “the role of science, technology and innovation in the LDCs”.
As part of the LDC5 Conference, President K?r?si will also participate in a civil society forum.
Costs are covered by the OPGA Trust Fund.
BAKU
Before leaving for Qatar from Azerbaijan, the President met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramev. Related:
As well as the Minister of Health, Teymur Musayev.
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The President also met with 蘑菇视频 Resident Coordinator, Vladanka Andreeva. He commended the work of the 蘑菇视频 in Azerbaijan to engage with women, girls and youth as key agents for development, and their actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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RAISINA DIALOGUE
On the issue of the SDGs…
The President spoke via video message today to the Raisina Dialogue, which is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, and specifically to Raisina Water Panel.
The President called for three main actions :
- integrating water and climate policies;
- moving beyond reactive water management;
- and establishing a global water information system to support predictability and resilience.
The full remarks are online and I will share them by email shortly.
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DISARMAMENT
This Sunday, 5 March is the first time we will mark International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.
In a video message for the Day, President K?r?si warns that we are in a time of grave danger.
The Doomsday Clock is at 90 seconds to midnight, and the shadow of nuclear warfare is once again looming large.
That is an unconscionable threat, with potentially catastrophic global implications.
He stresses that a nuclear war cannot be won and should never be fought.
The President urges Member States to uphold their commitments towards nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and continue to work together to overcome mistrust.
You have the video message in your inbox and online: /pga/77/2023/03/01/message-of-the-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-on-the-international-day-for-disarmament-and-non-proliferation-awareness/
There is no embargo.
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WEEK AHEAD
Looking ahead to next week…
Monday, 6 March in the General Assembly hall at 10AM ET, is the opening of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. This year’s theme is Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. President Korosi will deliver recorded remarks at the opening, as he will be traveling back from Doha.
On Tuesday, 7 March at 10AM in the Trusteeship, there will be action on a draft resolution related to the annual theme of the 2024 session of ECOSOC and the high-level political forum in 2024. As I mentioned yesterday, this is one of the 16 mandated processes. One that is successfully wrapping up, under the direction of facilitator Ambassador Paula Narváez Ojeda, Permanent Representative of Chile.
Wednesday, 8 March, at 10AM ET in GA Hall will be the official commemoration of International Women’s Day.? President Korosi will deliver remarks. Event details at
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QUESTIONS
The Spokesperson was asked if there is a date for action on the ICJ/Vanuatu draft resolution. The Spokesperson said that not yet.
The Spokesperson was asked what time the LDC5 conference would officially begin on Sunday, 5 March. The Spokesperson added in the notes – 1AM ET and webcast live on 蘑菇视频 WebTV ? .
ONLINE
Today’s noon briefing note is available at /pga/77/2023/03/02/noon-briefing-highlights-2-march-2023/