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Happy Press Freedom Day! I will start with a trip announcement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PGA TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON TO EVENT AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President of the General Assembly, Mr. Dennis Francis, will travel to Washington, D.C, on Sunday, to speak at the Headliner speaker at a Newsmaker event in the National Press Club Building, on Monday, 6 May.<\/p>\n<p>The PGA will use the opportunity to address the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u2019s role in responding to today\u2019s geopolitical challenges, highlighting the importance of a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-led multilateral system, as well as topics related to peace and security; and the upcoming Summit of the Future in September.<\/p>\n<p>The Newsmaker event will take place at 10 a.m., in the National Press Club\u2019s First Amendment Lounge.<\/p>\n<p>The PGA will start the event by delivering opening remarks, followed by an interactive session with journalists moderated by the President of the National Press Club and CNBC Washington Correspondent, Ms. Emily Wilkins.<\/p>\n<p>Previous speakers at the National Press Club have included Heads of State and Government, as well as international leaders and personalities, among them Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Martin Luther King Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Muhammad Ali, and others.<\/p>\n<p>The PGA\u2019s delegation includes his Chef de Cabinet, a Media Adviser and a media assistant. Travel costs to Washington D.C. are covered by the OPGA\u2019s Trust Fund.<\/p>\n<p>The event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NationalPressClubLive\/streams\">will be livestreamed on the NPC\u2019s digital channels<\/a> and shared across the PGA\u2019s digital media channels. So, tune in on Monday, 10 a.m.!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PRESIDENT FRANCIS RELEASES MESSAGE, JOINT STATEMENT ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PGA issued a joint statement to mark World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated today.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Francis co-signed a statement with the Presidents of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO General Conference, the Economic and Social Council, Ecosoc, and the Human Rights Council.<\/p>\n<p>This year, World Press Freedom Day is dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO, 44 journalists were murdered in the last 15 years in connection with their coverage of environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agency also says that 65 media professionals were killed in the line of duty last year.<\/p>\n<p>In the joint statement, President Dennis Francis and his co-authors recall that \u201cfreedom of information is a fundamental human right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They condemned the killings of journalists and media workers everywhere, including in conflict situations, as well as any attempts to harass, intimidate, attack, or arbitrarily detain journalists and media workers.<\/p>\n<p>The four Presidents urged Member States to do their utmost to prevent violence, intimidation, threats and attacks against journalists and media workers.<\/p>\n<p>The PGA recorded a video message on World Press Freedom Day, which will be available on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵPGA78\/videos\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Francis also issued a post on his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ_PGA\/status\/1786258189131866331\">X social media account<\/a> recalling the words of Mahatma Gandhi and I quote: \u201cFreedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PGA DENNIS FRANCIS CONCLUDES VISIT TO DOHA, QATAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PGA is on his way back to the United States, after concluding his participation in the Annual Meeting of the Council of Presidents of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCPGA), earlier today in Doha, Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Francis highlighted the importance of turning \u201cdialogue into action, rebuilding trust and working towards a more peaceful and sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whilst in Doha, he met with Dr. Han Seung-soo, Chair of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCPGA, and also with Qatar\u2019s high-level leadership such as His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, and His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, as well as Her Excellency, Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater, Minister of State for International Cooperation to reflect on the state of global affairs. The PGA also granted interviews to Qatar News Agency and Al Araby TV.<\/p>\n<p>And now a couple of notes for your diaries\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GA WILL MEET ON USE OF THE VETO ON MONDAY, 6 MAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The General Assembly will hold a plenary meeting, on Monday, 6 May, at 10 a.m. under agenda item 63 entitled \u201cuse of the veto\u201d in the GA Hall.<\/p>\n<p>This meeting follows a veto cast in a meeting of the Security Council, held on 24 April, under the agenda item \u2018Non-proliferation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PGA TO CONVENE RESUMPTION OF TENTH EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 10 May, the General Assembly will resume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/ga\/sessions\/emergency10th.shtml\">the tenth Emergency Special Session (ESS)<\/a>, at 10 a.m. in the GA Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Entitled \u201cIllegal Israeli Actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory\u201d, the tenth Emergency Special Session was first convened in April 1997 following a request by the State of Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the resumption of the ESS was requested in a letter sent to President Francis on 24 April by H. 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