{"id":251882,"date":"2023-03-30T12:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T16:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/?p=251882"},"modified":"2023-03-30T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T16:24:58","slug":"noon-briefing-highlights-30-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/03\/30\/noon-briefing-highlights-30-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Noon Briefing Highlights &#8211; 30 March 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>Thursday, 30 March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZERO WASTE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Underway is the High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the role of zero waste as a transformative solution in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting coincides with the International Day of Zero Waste, which is marked today for the first time, having been created through a GA resolution adopted in December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks to the event, President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si commended T\u00fcrkiye and First Lady Emine Erdo\u011fan for championing this issue as part of a global push to tackle climate change.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the world generates more than 2 billion tonnes of waste annually.<\/p>\n<p>That means \u2013 each day, each one of us generates about 0.74 kilograms or about 1.5 lbs of garbage, if my math is correct. Which is roughly this empty 5-gallon water bottle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-251883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/03\/bottle-300x189.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/03\/bottle-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/03\/bottle-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/03\/bottle-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/03\/bottle-1536x967.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/03\/bottle-400x250.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/03\/bottle-1080x680.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/03\/bottle.png 1573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This trash doesn\u2019t disappear, it goes somewhere, the President noted in his remarks \u2013 polluting our oceans, our air, and contributing to massive garbage dumps.<\/p>\n<p>So what do we do about it?<\/p>\n<p>The President notes that we have to embrace the circular economy of reduce, reuse, and recycle, and transform the way we produce and consume goods and services.<\/p>\n<p>Quote \u201cAchieving zero waste is not just an environmental issue; it is a social and economic issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks were delivered by Ambassador Aksoltan Ataeva, Permanent Representatives of Turkmenistan and Vice-President of the General Assembly, who is overseeing the morning session of this all-day event.<\/p>\n<p>You have the President\u2019s full remarks online and in your inboxes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LINKED IN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re interested in reading more from President K\u0151r\u00f6si, you can do so on his LinkedIn account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/president-united-nations-general-assembly-91a31b26b\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/president-united-nations-general-assembly-91a31b26b\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were no questions for the Spokesperson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si United Nations Headquarters, New York Thursday, 30 March 2023 &nbsp; 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