{"id":153137,"date":"2018-05-11T16:58:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T20:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=153137"},"modified":"2018-05-11T16:58:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T20:58:42","slug":"the-week-ahead-at-the-general-assembly-of-the-united-nations-14-18-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2018\/05\/11\/the-week-ahead-at-the-general-assembly-of-the-united-nations-14-18-may-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS (14-18 May 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The Week Ahead<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>at the General Assembly of the United Nations<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>14-18 May 2018\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>(This document is for planning purposes only and is subject to change)<\/strong> <\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"post-meta vcard\"><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Monday, 14 May<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The President of the General Assembly will be in Bangkok, Thailand, to address the 74th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and meet with Thai officials.<\/p>\n<p>There will be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/05\/Letter-from-GCTS-co-facilitators-to-Member-States.pdf\">informal meeting<\/a> of the General Assembly to hear a briefing on the Secretary-General\u2019s report on progress made in the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, at 10 \u00a0a.m., in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.<\/p>\n<p>There will be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/05\/OPGA-EVENTS-Letter-to-MS-9-May.pdf\">informal briefing<\/a> by the General Assembly President\u2019s Chef de Cabinet, to update Member States on upcoming events, including the President\u2019s Youth Dialogue and High-Level Event on Financing for the Sustainable Development Goals. 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