<\/a><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n(As delivered)<\/p>\n
Mr. Prime Minister, Madam Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Mayor, Madam Ambassador, Dear Friends,<\/p>\n
Namaste.<\/p>\n
Yoga is a way of uniting mind and body \u2013 and also the environment and us.<\/p>\n
The most memorable university\u00a0lectures I attended as a student many years ago were on cultural traditions of ancient Eastern civilizations.<\/p>\n
They helped me understand that we are part of nature \u2013 despite regarding ourselves as aristocratically detached from other creatures.<\/p>\n
I also learned that the energies in the universe, and inside us, abide by the same law \u2013 a desire to achieve balance.<\/p>\n
Yoga changes our physical performance.<\/p>\n
But more importantly, it can spark in us a different mental and intellectual performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the control that it teaches over ourselves, we learn how to make change and impact.<\/p>\n
Since that university lecture, I have been\u00a0an\u00a0admirer of yoga.<\/p>\n
I am very proud of my daughter, who has already reached a high level of practice and is continuing her journey.<\/p>\n
Thanks to her, I understand better yoga\u2019s ethical guide.<\/p>\n
The guide which includes the principles of non-stealing, non-greed, non-hoarding, and non-violence.<\/p>\n
In other words, yoga\u2019s ethical guide to living is a guide to sustainability.<\/p>\n
Not overusing resources that belong to all of us.<\/p>\n
Not prioritizing short-term gains over planetary boundaries.<\/p>\n
And working for transformation.<\/p>\n
Our world needs balance,\u00a0self-control, and creativity, just as it needs a recognition of moral\u00a0responsibilities, and cherishing peace and justice.<\/p>\n
There are many ways to approach these aims. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Yoga is one of the means for which I have a special respect.<\/p>\n
I am happy to be here with all of you today.<\/p>\n
But let me apologize in advance.<\/p>\n
I am not a yoga practitioner and the positions which you will show, might look very different from what I end up doing.<\/p>\n
Still, I am here with an open heart and open mind.<\/p>\n
Thank you very much.<\/p>\n
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Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si,\u00a0President of the 77th\u00a0session of the General Assembly —- 9th\u00a0International Day of Yoga commemoration 21 June 2023 (As delivered) Mr. Prime Minister, Madam Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Mayor, Madam Ambassador, Dear […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nMessage on the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO)\r\n\r\n7 April 2023\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this World Health Day, I congratulate WHO on its 75th anniversary.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOver the course of its history, WHO has contributed to landmark achievements in public health, including the eradication of smallpox, the near eradication of polio and the expansion of childhood immunization, saving millions of lives.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMore recently, WHO has played a key role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and helped galvanise the most complex vaccination campaign in history. Time and again, WHO has proved that investing in science lies at the heart of reaching our objective of a healthy and prosperous future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, the pandemic has disrupted essential health services in most of the countries, shortened life expectancy, and halted progress towards universal health coverage.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHalfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must redouble our efforts to achieve its goals. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAs we prepare for the upcoming high-level meetings on health in the General Assembly, let us seize this opportunity to reconfirm our collective pledges and chart new pathways for a healthy and sustainable future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this day and every day, let us commit to achieve Health for All.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-254307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
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