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PRESIDENT of the 63rd Session
United Nations General Assembly

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Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly

Mr. Enrique Yeves The award-winning Spanish journalist Enrique Yeves is the spokesperson of the President of the General Assembly, Miguel D'Escoto. Prior to his appointment, Yeves worked for the BBC in London and TVE (Spanish Television) in Spain as well as Chief of Media Relations for FAO in Rome and Chief of Television Production at the UN in New York.

Quote of the Day

Mr. Enrique with the President of the General Assembly

"The challenges of the interconnected crises oblige us all, as representatives of the peoples of the Earth, to declare our responsibility to one another and, together, seek inclusive solutions."

New York, 24 June 2009

The Spokesperson's briefings

The spokesperson's briefings archived videos.

Press Statements

President presents final expert report on Reform of the International Financial and Monetary System (10 September 2009)
On International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (12 August 2009)
On Japan Visit (24 July 2009)
On Venezuelan Embassy in Honduras (Spanish) (23 July 2009)
On the Situation in Honduras (28 June 2009)
On the Situation in Honduras (25 June 2009)
President of the General Assembly receives the General Coordinator of the World March (16 June 2009)
On the New Dates of the UN Conference on Economic Crisis (26 Mary 2009)
On the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development (22 May 2009)
On the Durban Review Conference in Geneva (23 April 2009)
On Sri Lanka (13 April 2009)
On Bolivia (9 April 2009)
On UN Conference on the Financial and Economic Crisis (7 April 2009)
On meeting with Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari on the situation in Myanmar (19 February 2009)
On Gaza (9 January 2009)