NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS

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

Thursday, 27 October 2022

ICJ

The General Assembly today holds a debate on the work of the International Court of Justice.

In his opening remarks, the President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi said the ICJ is a cornerstone and a beacon of the United Nations system. “It manifests the principles and goals we strive for in these halls: the rule of law, justice, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. “

The International Court of Justice represents the best of multilateralism, he said.

For our global community, it is more crucial than ever before to send a clear message that international law must be respected.

Following his opening, the ICJ President Judge Joan Donoghue introduced the annual report of the Court to the General Assembly.

President Kőrösi’s full remarks are at https://www.un.org/pga/77/2022/10/27/pga-remarks-at-the-general-assembly-plenary-meeting-report-of-the-international-court-of-justice/

JCC FUNDING

This afternoon, the General Assembly will consider the recommendation of the Fifth Committee on revised estimates on United Nations activities to mitigate global food insecurity and its humanitarian impact.

This is funding that will be used by the Joint Coordination Centre for the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

BILATERALS

Turning to bilaterals…

President Kőrösi just met with the Minister of Migration and Asylum of Greece, Mr. Panagiotis Mitarachi.

President Kőrösi also met with Vivian Okeke, the Representative of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Later today, he will speak with Ambassador Munir Akram, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan

As well as Ambassador Harold Adlai Agyeman, the Permanent Representative of Ghana, in his capacity as upcoming President of the Security Council for the month of November.

And then with Ambassador Cornel Feruta, the Permanent Representative of Romania.

THIRD COMMITTEE

In the Third Committee today,

Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, Ms. Navi PILLAY
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Ms. Francesca P. ALBANESE
Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Ms. Isha DYFAN
Chair of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, Ms. Betty MURUNGI
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi, Mr. Fortuné Gaetan ZONGO
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Mr. Mohamed Abdelsalam BABIKER

FRIDAY

Tomorrow, President Kőrösi will host the second of his Morning Dialogues. This week’s topic is transformation and crisis management.

That will be followed by an informal meeting of the General Committee to seek greater coherence in the work of the General Assembly. The General Committee of the General Assembly includes the five Chairs of Committee, the GA Vice-Presidents and the Co-Facilitators for the various processes. This informal meeting will be open to all Member States to attend.

QUESTIONS

Journalists noted that Special Rapporteurs with country-specific mandates brief the Third Committee and the press back-to-back during a short span of time. Journalists requested that the briefings be spread over a week or so. The Spokesperson discussed the issue with OHCHR NY’s Communications Officer, Laura Gelbert, for potential follow-up.