{"id":258311,"date":"2022-02-17T12:48:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/76\/?p=258311"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:48:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:48:39","slug":"press-briefing-by-spokesperson-17-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/76\/2022\/02\/17\/press-briefing-by-spokesperson-17-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Briefing by Spokesperson \u2013 17 February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS BY PAULINA KUBIAK GREER,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>SPOKESPERSON FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ABDULLA SHAHID<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before I start the briefing, there have been some issues with audio recently. Can everyone in the room hear me? Great, then thank you very much to BCSS and UN Television colleagues for this new mic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inter-Parliamentary Union <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the General Assembly today\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The President of the General Assembly and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) are holding the 2022 Parliamentary Hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The theme is \u201cBuilding political support and inclusive responses to sustainable recovery\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This is the largest in-person gathering at the United Nations since the September High-Level Week\u2026 and it\u2019s the first time that it is being held in the General Assembly Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Around 200 Members of Parliament, Speakers, advisers, and related officials from 65 Member States are taking part.<\/p>\n<p>President Abdulla Shahid told the opening this morning that \u201cParliaments are the platform through which UN resolutions can be turned into national legislation. And national parliaments can be the mechanism through which local concerns can be conveyed to the UN and deliberated by the international community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After today\u2019s opening, President Shahid held a bilateral meeting with the IPU President, Mr. Duarte Pacheco.<\/p>\n<p>He is due to meet later today with Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, Deputy Speaker of Iraqi Council of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>You have a press release on the Parliamentary Hearing in your inboxes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNAOC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also today, President Shahid will meet with the High Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Angel Moratinos.<\/p>\n<p>They will discuss issues related to the Presidency of Hope, and also the ongoing informal thematic consultations on the Our Common Agenda report.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spokesperson was asked about Tunisia\u2019s representation in the 2022 Parliamentary Hearing. 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