"SPORTS"

Dominique Hasler, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Education, and Sport of the Principality of Liechtenstein, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022).

Counting down to the 2022 World Cup, the State of Qatar launched the Scoring for the Goals campaign, stressing the value of football for promoting sustainable development, peace, tolerance, inclusion, and climate action. UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, said that while “enormous progress” has been achieved in the past 50 years, “equality is not yet within reach, and in many cases not within sight of LGBT communities and populations in the United States.” UNIFEED

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas met refugee families in Poland who had fled the war in Ukraine and called for more support for refugee children. UNICEF

Los Angeles Lakers Power Forward and former refugee Wenyen Gabriel is in South Sudan this week, visiting his homeland for the first time since being resettled to the US at a young age. UNHCR

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

General Assembly elects Environmental Sustainability Director Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary President of seventy-seventh session, selects Main Committee Bureaus.

General Assembly elects Environmental Sustainability Director Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary President of seventy-seventh session, selects Main Committee Bureaus.

In Slovakia, the UN refugee agency is on hand to help refugees weigh their options, working together with them and empowering them to make their own informed decisions. UNHCR