  {"id":249999,"date":"2023-02-06T12:58:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T17:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/?p=249999"},"modified":"2023-02-06T12:58:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T17:58:05","slug":"noon-briefing-highlights-6-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/06\/noon-briefing-highlights-6-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Noon Briefing Highlights &#8211; 6 February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si<br \/>\nUnited Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Monday, 6 February 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>T\u00fcRKIYE\/SYRIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let me start with the earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si this morning at the formal plenary of the General Assembly led a moment of silence for the victims of the earthquake in T\u00fcrkiye and Syria.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the General Assembly, he also extended his deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the Governments and peoples of T\u00fcrkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic for the tragic loss of life and damage that resulted from the recent earthquake.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related tweet: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ_PGA\/status\/1622633038076162050\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SG\u2019s GA BRIEFING <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The General Assembly this morning heard a briefing by Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres on his priorities, then discussed them in an informal meeting.<\/p>\n<p>President K\u0151r\u00f6si had said that he looked forward to hearing from Member States.<\/p>\n<p>Quote \u201cit is now on <em><u>us<\/u><\/em> to manage and prevent crises, build solidarity and pursue solutions at national, regional and global levels, anchored in the universality of human rights, that lay a solid foundation for sustainable and transformative change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Full remarks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/06\/report-of-the-secretary-general-on-the-work-of-the-organization\/\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/06\/report-of-the-secretary-general-on-the-work-of-the-organization\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PGA FELLOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And in the General Assembly Hall today, we were joined by the six PGA Youth Fellows. One of those fellows is Syuzanna, who will be with our comms team for the next several weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUTH DELEGATES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the topic of youth\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This afternoon, the President will have a conversation with youth delegates to the 61<sup>st<\/sup> Session of the Commission for Social Development.<\/p>\n<p>The topic is \u201ca youth-centric discussion on sustainable transformations for environment, education and employment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The opening message that the President is expected to give can be summarized as \u2013 you have a seat at the table. It\u2019s time to show your suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This afternoon the General Assembly will take action on two draft resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>One related to the LDC5 conference.<\/p>\n<p>The other, if approved, would create a new International Day. 17 February would be observed annually as Global Tourism Resilience Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BILATERALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In terms of his bilaterals, the President will meet today with Ambassador Maurizio Massari, the Permanent Representative of Italy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCIENCE BRIEFING <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow is the all-day science briefing in support of sustainable solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Eminent scientists and academics to brief Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ General Assembly on the economics of water; climate, conflict and cooperation; and early warning for pandemic preparedness.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Full programme was circulated today to Member States.<\/p>\n<p>A media advisory is available at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/02\/general-assembly-president-to-convene-science-based-briefing-to-member-states\/\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/02\/general-assembly-president-to-convene-science-based-briefing-to-member-states\/<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spokesperson was asked about comments by the Ukrainian PR at the stakeout, informing about a human rights-related event on 22 February. The Spokesperson confirmed via email that the event isn\u2019t being organized under the umbrella of the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si United Nations Headquarters, New York Monday, 6 February 2023 &nbsp; T\u00fcRKIYE\/SYRIA Let me start with the earthquake. 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