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Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

General Assembly adopts $3.4 billion programme budget for 2023, approves permanent shift to annual cycle, concluding main part of Seventy-Seventh Session.

The Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, Ambassador Martin Kimani, briefed reporters on the last formal working day of the Security Council and Kenya's experiences as the elected Security Council member for the year of 2021-2022 - Security Council Media Stakeout.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, said permanent membership in the Security Council and the right to a veto, “are fundamentally undemocratic vestiges at the United Nations.” UNIFEED

Today’s challenges require more effective and inclusive global cooperation, Secretary-General tells Security Council debate on multilateralism.

Today’s challenges require more effective and inclusive global cooperation, Secretary-General tells Security Council debate on multilateralism.

Economic and Social Council adopts controversial draft resolution to remove Iran from Commission on Status of Women, emphasizing lack of rights in country.

Secretary-General António Guterres said conflict “has evolved dramatically” since the creation of the United Nations 76 years ago, but “frameworks for global cooperation have not kept pace with this evolution.” UNIFEED

A Resolution to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of its 2022–2026 term was adopted at a meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). UNIFEED

Concluding debate on Security Council reform, speakers in General Assembly urge more representation for developing countries, ending of permanent members’ veto power.