NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS
Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
HUMANITARIAN
The General Assembly this morning is discussion how to strengthen coordination of the humanitarian and disaster relief assistance.
There are draft resolutions that will be taken up for action later today.
In his remarks opening the debate, President Csaba Kőrösi said that we are breaking the wrong records.
The world is in a permanent state of humanitarian emergency.
The highest number of violence conflicts since 1945… the highest number of people in need.
Statistics, he said, are human being with the tears wiped off.
Reminding that there are real people behind the figures.
He pointed to the Central Emergency Response Fund as a way for Member States to make a difference.
And paid tribute to the first responders, who are first in – and last out.
The full remarks are online and in your inboxes.
We expect action on the draft resolutions to be this afternoon.
Ambassador Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, the Permanent Representative of Malaysia and a Vice-President of the General Assembly is overseeing the General Assembly this hour.
CULTURE OF PEACE
Member States are also expected today to take action on a draft resolution under the agenda item Culture of Peace.
If approved, 2023 will become the International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace.
CTBTO
On the issue of peace, turning to the promise of a world free of any nuclear explosions.
The President said today that the promise of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is nothing short of transformational.
In a pre-recorded message to the CTBT Science Diplomacy Symposium in Vienna, he said the Symposium highlights what we know to be true: that science and diplomacy can and must go hand in hand in order to make progress on the most difficult political issues of our days.
He noted that São Tomé and Príncipe was the sixth country to ratify the Treaty just this year.
This means universal ratification across Central Africa. And a model for other regions in the world.
You have the full remarks.
ROAD SAFETY
Yesterday I had omitted a video message on road safety, which is unfortunate because almost 1.3 million people are killed each year and 50 million others injured on the road.
In his video statement to the United Nations Partnership Meeting for Road Safety, the President noted four suggestions for how to cut the number of global deaths in half by 2030.
One of those suggestions is to invest in road safety infrastructure and technologies, especially in low to middle income countries where most road accidents occur.
The full remarks are online.
BILATERALS
Turning to today’s bilaterals…
The President will meet with a delegation from the UNEP New York Office.
This afternoon, the President will meet with Mr. Yuri Ambrazevich, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus.
He will also be meeting with Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisory on Africa, Ms. Cristina Duarte.
IGN
Yesterday I was asked about the start of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform. The co-chairs of that process, Ambassador Michal Mlynar and Ambassador Tareq Albanai advised that the first meeting of the IGN would take place on 26 and 27 January.
QUESTIONS
There were no questions for the Spokesperson.
