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Adeng.<\/p>\n<p>President Francis expressed his interest in connecting with the people and the Government of South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>He will also take the opportunity to further strengthen and foster cooperation between the Republic of South Sudan and the United Nations, and to demonstrate his full support and that of the General Assembly for the ongoing efforts to consolidate peace, security, and development in the country, the Horn of Africa, as well as in the entire African region.<\/p>\n<p>While in Juba, Mr. Francis will pay a courtesy call on the President of South Sudan, H.E., Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, and hold separate bilateral meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E., Mr. Ramadan Abdalla Goc Ayuel, as well as other Cabinet Ministers.<\/p>\n<p>The PGA plans to engage with representatives of civil society organizations, university students, female peacekeepers, and children during a radio show.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Francis and his delegation arrives in South Sudan following an official visit to Tajikistan, where he attended the Third High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action \u201cWater for Sustainable Development\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GA PRESIDENT SENDS CONDOLENCES TO MALAWI AFTER PLANE CRASH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President of the General Assembly issued a post on his X social media account expressing his deepest condolences to the Government and people of Malawi on the tragic loss of the country\u2019s Vice President, H.E., Mr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, as well as nine other members of the Vice President\u2019s delegation during a plane crash on Monday, in the north of Malawi.<\/p>\n<p>PGA Dennis Francis said that his thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HL 2025 CONFERENCE TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF SDG 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PGA has appointed two co-facilitators to conduct the intergovernmental consultations \u201con a brief, concise, action-oriented declaration\u201d as part of the High-Level 2025 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>The co-facilitators will be H.E., Ms. Tania Serafim Yvonne Romualdo, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cabo Verde to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, and H.E., Mr. James Martin Larsen, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration is to be concluded by 1 May 2025, and adopted, by consensus, at the High-Level 2025 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Conference on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PGA RECORDS VIDEO MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR COÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵTERING HATE SPEECH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking forward:<\/p>\n<p>President Francis has recorded a video message to mark the Third International Day for Countering Hate Speech, on 18 June.<\/p>\n<p>The PGA\u2019s video will be showed during the High-Level event to celebrate the international day which this year focuses on \u201cInvesting in the power of youth for countering and addressing hate speech\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, the world has 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 years, which represents 16 percent of the global population.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Francis believes that \u201cHate speech has become one of the most virulent methods used to spread divisive rhetoric and ideologies \u2013 its pernicious impacts amplified by new communications and social media technologies that relentlessly torment its targets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event is co-organized by the Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 18 June in the ECOSOC Chamber.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GA AGENDA COMING UP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, 13 June, the GA will hold informal consultations on the Summit of the Future in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Member States will also hold informal consultations on the high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance tomorrow morning and on Friday, 14 June.<\/p>\n<p>Also Friday morning, there will be informal consultations to discuss the high-level meeting on addressing the existential threats posed by seal level rise.<\/p>\n<p>On 19 June at 10 a.m., the General Assembly will hold a plenary meeting on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV\/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday and Friday next week, the GA will hold an informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is everything we have for you today. 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Both will occupy seats which will be left by Malta and Switzerland, in December.<\/p><p>Congratulations to Denmark, Greece, Panama, Pakistan and Somalia on their elections today.\u00a0<\/p><p>PGA Dennis Francis also thanked the tellers for the work done at the GA Hall.<\/p><p>Their new two-year-term at the Security Council will start on 1 January 2025 and expire on 31 December 2026.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>PGA DENNIS FRANCIS PAYS TRIBUTE TO FALLEN STAFF MEMBERS<\/strong><\/p><p>The President of the General Assembly, Mr. Dennis Francis, joined the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council in the Annual Memorial Service for Fallen Staff Members.<\/p><p>They lit a candle together in tribute and honour of the 188 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ personnel who lost their lives in 2023 in the line of duty before observing a minute of silence.<\/p><p>Most of the staff who perished last year, 135 women and men, were workers for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA, in Gaza.<\/p><p><strong>GA TO ELECT NEW PRESIDENT OF 79<sup>th<\/sup> SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY<\/strong><\/p><p>This afternoon, at 3 p.m., at the GA Hall, Member States will hold a plenary meeting on agenda item 4 \u201cElection of the President of the General Assembly.\u201d<\/p><p>The candidate for PGA79 is the former Prime Minister of Cameroon, H.E., Mr. Philemon Yang.<\/p><p>After the election, Mr. Yang will deliver remarks at the stakeout area, in front of the GA Hall, and take your questions.<\/p><p>The term of the new PGA will start on 10 September and go for a year until September 2025.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This is everything we have for today.<\/p><p>Do you have anything else?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>* *** *<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>YouTube:<\/strong><\/p><p>www.youtube.com\/@Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵPGA78<\/p><p><strong>Twitter (X):<\/strong><\/p><p>@Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ_PGA<\/p><p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong><\/p><p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unpga<\/p><p><strong>LinkedIn:<\/strong><\/p><p>https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eBPsvcsU<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81,108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-spokespersons-briefings","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spokesperson&#039;s Briefing - 12 June 2024 | General Assembly of the United Nations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/78\/2024\/06\/12\/spokespersons-briefing-12-june-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spokesperson&#039;s Briefing - 12 June 2024 | General Assembly of the United Nations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PRESS BRIEFING BY MONICA GRAYLEY,\u00a0 SPOKESPERSON FOR\u00a0GENERAL ASSEMBLY\u00a0 PRESIDENT DENNIS FRANCIS United Nations Headquarters, New York 12 June 2024 Video link \u00a0 Good afternoon, everyone! 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