General Assembly to meet on adequate financing for peacebuilding in high-level forum
MEDIA ADVISORY New York/Geneva, 21 April 2022 – The President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, will convene a one-day high-level meeting on Peacebuilding Financing, on Wednesday, 27 April 2022, at the UN headquarters in New York. The high-level meeting is...
High-level General Assembly meeting to assess implementation of New Urban Agenda
MEDIA ADVISORY New York/Geneva, 21 April 2022 – The President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, will convene a one-day high-level meeting, in collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), to assess progress in the...
Addressing global ocean summit, UN General Assembly President outlines ways to foster ocean health
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, 14 April 2022 – The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, today addressed the Our Ocean Conference in Palau, urging the international community to expand protective areas of the ocean, support the scientific...
President of the General Assembly in Palau to highlight climate change mitigation, partnerships
PRESS RELEASE New York, 12 April 2022 – The President of the UN General Assembly, H.E Abdulla Shahid, is undertaking an official visit to the Republic of Palau until Friday, 15 April, to stand in solidarity with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on issues of...
President of General Assembly Draws Attention to Ending Violence against Women in Politics
PRESS RELEASE New York, 15 March 2022 – The President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, will today convene on the sidelines of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, an event to draw the highest-level of Member State...
UN General Assembly, Inter-Parliamentary Union open annual hearing in GA Hall
UN General Assembly, Inter-Parliamentary Union open annual hearing in GA Hall 17 February – The United Nations co-hosts its largest in-person gathering since the September High-Level Week, with hundreds of Parliamentarians from around the world attending the 2022...
President of General Assembly to make official visit to Singapore, 6-7 February 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY New York, 3 February - The President of the UN General Assembly, H.E Abdulla Shahid, will make an official visit to Singapore at the invitation of the Singapore Government from 6 to 7 February 2022. The President will arrive on Sunday, 6 February. His...
President of General Assembly to attend Winter Olympics Games in Beijing
MEDIA ADVISORY New York, 2 February - The President of the UN General Assembly, H.E Abdulla Shahid, will undertake an official visit to China from 3-5 February to attend the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. On 4 February, President Shahid will participate in the...
President of the General Assembly “New Year’s Resolution on Vaccine Equity”
As we bid goodbye to 2021, the President of the General Assembly H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid decided to launch a social media campaign entitled, “New Year’s Resolution for Vaccine Equity”. As part of this campaign, he invites you to join him by sending to the world a...
President of General Assembly announces first class of HOPE Fellows
PRESS RELEASE Eight young professionals from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean to begin immersive experience in January. New York, 13 December 2021 – The President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, today announced the...