Vienna & other topics – PGA Spokesperson Briefing
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VIENNA
President Csaba Kőrösi is in Vienna today, wrapping up his official visit to Austria.
This morning, he met with Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.
PGA FELLOWS
The PGA Youth Fellows are in Washington, D.C.
They are there to meet with UN and international officials, as well as think tanks and their own Embassies.
The goal is to enhance their understanding of multilateralism.
BASIC SCIENCES EVENT
Tomorrow, the President is back at UN Headquarters.
He is convening a special event for the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.
He is expected to argue that science is key to measuring sustainability and resilience. We must ensure that the role of and the potential of basic sciences is better understood by policy makers.
There will then be a panel discussion.
UNIS
The President will meet with students at the UN Information School.
He will lecture on sustainable development, specifically the topics that we’ve spoken most about – water issues, health-related issues, and energy.
RULE OF LAW
Here is more information on the 15 June high-level General Assembly debate on “Equal Access to Justice for All: Advancing Reforms for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies.”
The high-level debate will be an all-day event held in person.
It will consist of an opening segment, a high-level segment for interventions from Member States and Observers of the General Assembly, followed by an interactive panel discussion and closing remarks.
The theme of the interactive panel will be “Evidence-based approaches to ensure equal access to justice for all in criminal justice systems – centering those facing structural barriers”
The outcome will be a President’s summary of the deliberations that will be prepared for transmission to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and to all Member States, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 77/237.
The meeting will be webcast.
For further details please see SOURCE below.
Office of the Spokesperson for the General Assembly President
President Csaba Kőrösi is in Vienna today, wrapping up his official visit to Austria.
This morning, he met with Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.
PGA FELLOWS
The PGA Youth Fellows are in Washington, D.C.
They are there to meet with UN and international officials, as well as think tanks and their own Embassies.
The goal is to enhance their understanding of multilateralism.
BASIC SCIENCES EVENT
Tomorrow, the President is back at UN Headquarters.
He is convening a special event for the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.
He is expected to argue that science is key to measuring sustainability and resilience. We must ensure that the role of and the potential of basic sciences is better understood by policy makers.
There will then be a panel discussion.
UNIS
The President will meet with students at the UN Information School.
He will lecture on sustainable development, specifically the topics that we’ve spoken most about – water issues, health-related issues, and energy.
RULE OF LAW
Here is more information on the 15 June high-level General Assembly debate on “Equal Access to Justice for All: Advancing Reforms for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies.”
The high-level debate will be an all-day event held in person.
It will consist of an opening segment, a high-level segment for interventions from Member States and Observers of the General Assembly, followed by an interactive panel discussion and closing remarks.
The theme of the interactive panel will be “Evidence-based approaches to ensure equal access to justice for all in criminal justice systems – centering those facing structural barriers”
The outcome will be a President’s summary of the deliberations that will be prepared for transmission to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and to all Member States, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 77/237.
The meeting will be webcast.
For further details please see SOURCE below.
Office of the Spokesperson for the General Assembly President
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