"MACEDONIA"

Stevo Pendarovski, President of the Republic of North Macedonia, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 23 and 26 September 2023).

Addressing the participants of a high-level event to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UN LGBTI Core Group, Hanke Bruins Slot, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs said, “in far too many places around the world we are seeing a targeted hate campaign against LGBTIQ people simply for being who they are and loving who they love.” UNIFEED

Under Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, told the Security Council that “some estimates put the total number of killed, civilians and military personnel of both sides, at half a million.” UNIFEED

Over fifty countries called on all Member States to join in raising awareness of the links between human rights situations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and international peace and security, and to “hold the DPRK government accountable for its actions and fully implement Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Bujar Osmani, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia on on the work of the OSCE.

The Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) told the Security Council that “a terrible war rages in our yard, in Europe and in the OSCE area” and “the possible consequences of this war are grave enough to endanger peace and stability globally.” UNIFEED

Comments to the media by Dimitar Kovachevski, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, following Security Council meeting on Futureproofing trust for sustaining peace.