PRESS BRIEFING
BY MONICA GRAYLEY,?
SPOKESPERSON FOR?GENERAL ASSEMBLY?
PRESIDENT DENNIS FRANCIS
United Nations Headquarters, New York
5 September 2024
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PGA LAÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵCHES DIGITAL HANDBOOK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIVERSITY
The President of the General Assembly, Mr. Dennis Francis, will launch a publication entitled ¡°Assembly for Peace: A Digital Handbook on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly¡¯s Past Practice on Peace and Security¡±.
The launch will take place at the ECOSOC Chamber at 1:15 p.m. today following a GA resolution on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.?
The Digital Handbook is an informative tool which outlines the role of the GA in matters of international peace and security. It was produced in partnership with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University¡¯s Centre for Policy Research.
PGA Dennis Francis appreciates the cooperation with the Director of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University Centre for Policy Research, Dr. David Passarelli, as well as the invaluable role of the two Co-Chairs of the GA revitalization process, the Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia, H.E. Ms. Menissa Rambally, and the Permanent Representative of Romania, H.E., Mr. Cornel Feruta.
The handbook is digital and aims to serve delegates, Secretariat staff, students, and members of the public. The digital publication will be available on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University and the PGA¡¯s website.
YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES TO SPEAK AT THE OPENING OF THE SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE
PGA Francis has sent a letter to Member States informing the name of three youth representatives, who will deliver remarks at the opening segment of the Summit of the Future on 22 September.
They are Ms. Monica Malith from the Republic of South Sudan, Mr. Ghanim Mohammed al Muftah from the State of Qatar and Ms. Niria Alicia Garc¨ªa from the United States of America.
In the same correspondence, the PGA expressed that he had the honour to propose that the opening segment also features statements by the President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Mr. Nangolo Mbumba, and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. Mr. Olaf Scholz, in lieu of their national statements from the plenary list of speakers. President Francis intends to put forth this proposal for consideration of Member States tomorrow at the GA plenary meeting.
In order to accommodate all speakers at the Summit, statements should be limited to five minutes for participating States and three minutes for all other representatives.
The adoption of the outcome document ¡°Pact for the Future¡± is scheduled to take place at the opening of the Summit of the Future high-level event, at 9 a.m. on 22 September. The GA decided that explanations of vote would not be granted.
We are making the provisional programme for both days available to you as well as the concept notes for all four interactive dialogues. You will receive them in your email together with these notes after our press briefing is concluded.
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PGA FRANCIS MEETS WITH PGA-ELECT YANG AS PART OF HANDOVER PROCESS
President Francis met yesterday afternoon with PGA-elect, H.E., Mr. Phil¨¦mon Yang, in the President¡¯s Office as part of the handover process.
Mr. Francis issued a post on his X social media account reiterating his full cooperation and that of his team during the transition period.
President Francis highlighted that his Office is committed to a smooth handover and looks forward to continuing the important work of the General Assembly, ready to support the incoming GA President and his team as preparations for the next session and the Summit of the Future are underway.
GA TO HOLD PLENARY MEETING ON SEVERAL AGENDA ITEMS
Tomorrow, the General Assembly will have a full morning from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. holding its 107th plenary meeting.
Member States will discuss and take action on eight draft resolutions with themes ranging from sport for development and peace, enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples¡¯ representatives in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ meetings, multilingualism, tackling sexual exploitation and abuse, to the institution of the World Rural Development Day, proposed to take place on each 6 of July.
For the full agenda, please go to the General Assembly website.
Before we conclude, to colleagues who have asked about it, we hear from the Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) that the Speakers¡¯ List for the Summit of the Future will be ready towards the end of the next week. We will keep you posted.
This is all we have for now. Do you have anything else or any questions?
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