{"id":169461,"date":"2018-11-01T15:51:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T19:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/?p=169461"},"modified":"2018-11-01T15:51:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T19:51:39","slug":"press-briefing-by-spokesperson-1-november-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/2018\/11\/01\/press-briefing-by-spokesperson-1-november-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Briefing by Spokesperson \u2013 1 November 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.2&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>PRESS BRIEFING BY MONICA GRAYLEY,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SPOKESPERSON FOR <\/strong><strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY <\/strong><strong>PRESIDENT MAR\u00cdA FERNANDA ESPINOSA<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-meta vcard\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"updated\">1 November 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>[As delivered]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.2&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Good afternoon, everyone!<\/p>\n<p>I hope all is well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRESIDENT ESPINOSA CHAIRS 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0PLENARY MEETING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa is presiding over the 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0plenary meeting on the \u201cNecessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba \u2013 Item 43\u201d, this morning. As you recall, yesterday the GA met to consider a draft resolution on this subject. Today, three other Member States took the floor to continue with the meeting. The Foreign Minister of Cuba, H.E. Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla, spoke on behalf of his country, as he presented the draft resolution. Mr. Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla was followed by Her Excellency, the Ambassador of the United States, Ms. Nikki Haley, who delivered a speech on the amendments proposed to the draft resolution. The meeting is available on demand on UN Webcast. (Draft Resolution A\/73\/L.3 and Draft Resolution A\/73\/L.9-L.16)<\/p>\n<p><strong>PGA TO SPEAK TO THE G-77 + CHINA GROUP THIS AFTERNOON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President of the PGA will speak later today to ambassadors of the G-77 + China at the ECOSOC chamber. Ms. Espinosa looks forward to continuing her work with the Group as well the cooperation to implement the Agenda 2030 on sustainable development and the Seven Priorities of her Presidency: gender equality, migration and refugees, decent work, peoples with disabilities, environmental action, youth, peace and security and the revitalization of the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Espinosa\u00a0will also shortly commence with Morning Dialogues with Member States to continue to foster transparency, inclusion and an open dialogue to all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PGA\u2019s AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Espinosa will also shortly receive this afternoon, in separate meetings, the President of the Security Council for the month of November, H.E. Ambassador Ma Zhaoxu, who will be here to brief you soon, and the President of the Human Rights Council, H.E. Ambassador Vojislav Suc.<\/p>\n<p>This is all from us today. 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