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Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the President of the General Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n 79th Session \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 10 October 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Good afternoon, everyone.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Human Rights Council<\/strong><\/p>\n First on the Human Rights Council, the Election of the members of the Human Rights Council, the Uhe Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly elected 18 new members for three-year terms on the Human Rights Council<\/a><\/u>\u00a0beginning on 1 January 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n We shared yesterday a breakdown of the votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n PGA has extended his congratulations\u00a0to the newly elected members on his social media channels.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 18th<\/sup>\u00a0Plenary Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0On Monday, at the 18th<\/sup>\u00a0plenary meeting, Member states emphasized that the Pact, along with the Declaration and the Compact, provides a crucial foundation for collaborative actions needed to build a better world. They stressed that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ must remain a central platform for finding common ground and addressing the most urgent global challenges through a revitalized, reformed multilateralism.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n There was also the adoption of the political declaration of the High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance. This sets clear targets and actions to reduce the estimated 4.95 million human deaths associated with bacterial resistance annually by 10% by 2030.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Middle East Conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n The President of the General Assembly\u00a0met on Tuesday with family members of hostages of the Hamas attack.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Earlier in the week, he also made a call for an immediate ceasefire, an immediate and unconditional release of all hostages\u00a0and a return to dialogue with a view to finding diplomatic solutions to the conflicts in the region.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Appointments<\/strong><\/p>\n The PGA appointed H.E. Mr. Tareq M. A. M. Albanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait and H.E. Mr. Alexander\u00a0Marschik, Permanent Representative of Austria, as Co-Chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council\u00a0and other matters related to the Council during the 79th session.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In terms of the Second World Summit for Social Development, for that summit, the PGA\u00a0 has appointed H.E. Mr. Philippe Kridelka, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations and H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Second World Social Summit, which takes place from 4 to 6 November in Qatar, will adopt an action-oriented political declaration, agreed in advance by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations in New York. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Main Committees<\/strong><\/p>\n In terms of Main committees, you may be aware, that Main Committees have already kicked off\u00a0 deliberations.\u00a0<\/p>\n The PGA continues to address the Committees as they undertake critical work around global issues.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Hurricane Milton<\/strong><\/p>\n The President of the General Assembly is dismayed by the destruction that Hurricane Milton has wreaked in Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n As we confront more extreme weather due to climate change, the PGA insists on investing in disaster preparedness and response and building disaster resilience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n The PGA is convening a plenary meeting titled \u201cFrom the New Partnership for Africa\u2019s Development to Agenda 2063″. The full title is on the website.<\/p>\n This joint debate on Africa’s development is critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Pact for the Future, and the African Union Agenda 2063 across the African region.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Media\u00a0Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n Sharon Birch<\/strong>,\u00a0Spokesperson for\u00a0the President of the General Assembly,\u00a0Tel: + 212 963 0564, M: +1 646 342 5873, Email: birchs@un.org<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n