{"id":68672,"date":"2016-09-15T11:42:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T15:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/?p=68672"},"modified":"2016-09-18T15:15:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T19:15:04","slug":"meeting-with-the-chair-of-the-first-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2016\/09\/15\/meeting-with-the-chair-of-the-first-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting with Chair of the First Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68676 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2016\/09\/Photo-PGA-and-1C-chair-e1473954066791-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"PGA Peter Thomson met with the Chair of the First Committee\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2016\/09\/Photo-PGA-and-1C-chair-e1473954066791-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2016\/09\/Photo-PGA-and-1C-chair-e1473954066791-130x150.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2016\/09\/Photo-PGA-and-1C-chair-e1473954066791-768x885.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2016\/09\/Photo-PGA-and-1C-chair-e1473954066791-888x1024.jpg 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson met with the Chair of the First Committee, H.E. Mr. Sabri Boukadoum, Permanent Representative of Algeria. The President was briefed by Ambassador Boukadoum on the Committee&#8217;s \u00a0program of work and the working methods. The hope was expressed that more substantial progress and consensus among the Member States in the areas of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation could be achieved. The President also encouraged the First Committee Chair to explore ways in which SDG16 could be factored in the discussions in the Committee. The President of the General Assembly and the Chair of the First Committee confirmed their intention to continue with dialogue and mutual support throughout the 71st session.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"woo-sc-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson met with the Chair of the First Committee, H.E. 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