NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS

Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi
United Nations Headquarters, New York

Friday, 13 January 2023

 

Stephane will be out shortly. He will be joined by today’s guests, who will brief about the UN Water Conference this March.

 

BILATERALS

Let me start today with bilaterals…

President Csaba Kőrösi met with Ambassador Krzysztof Szczerski, the Permanent Representative of Poland.

The Ambassador officially shared a letter on reparations concerning World War II.

They also discussed tuberculosis, which is one of the issues on the agenda of the General Assembly’s 77th session.

This afternoon, the President will meet with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ms. Emine Dzhaparova.

 

IRENA

Tomorrow, the President will deliver remarks to the International Renewable Energy Agency Assembly.

The President is expected to say that fossil fuels account for 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and 90 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions.

Climate protection depends on transitioning to carbon-free energy use.

If on track, renewable energies could constitute two-thirds of global power generation by 2030.

The President will then lay out three requirements to make this a reality – investing in scientific tools of measurement, technology transfer and bolstering partnerships with stakeholders.

You have the full remarks in your inboxes, embargoed overnight until 14 January.

 

WEEK AHEAD

Looking ahead…

Tuesday, 17 January, President Kőrösi will present his priorities for the remainder of the 77th session. This will take place in an informal meeting of the General Assembly, in the Trusteeship at 10AM ET.

 

On Wednesday 18 January, Member States will elect the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The Secretary-General has nominated Inger Andersen for re-election. That’s in the General Assembly Hall at 10AM ET.

 

Then on Thursday morning, 19 January, President Kőrösi and ECOSOC President Lachezara Stoeva will jointly brief on their priorities and plans for the next nine months.

 

ELECTIONS

And as you plan for the months ahead, let me inform you about the elections that will take place in June in the General Assembly.

On Thursday, 1 June, Member States will elect the President of the 78th session of the General Assembly.

On Tuesday, 6 June, will be the election of the non-permanent members of the Security Council.

On Thursday, 8 June, will be the election of members of the Economic and Social Council.

 

QUESTIONS

The Spokesperson confirmed that the letter from the Polish Ambassador was about Poland seeking WWII compensation from Germany.