NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS
Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
Just a couple of notes for you today…
SDG SUMMIT & BILATERALS
This hour, President Csaba Korosi is meeting with Australia’s new Permanent Representative, Ambassador James Larsen.
Earlier today, President Korosi met with Ambassar Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani of Qatar and Ambassador Fergal Mythen of Ireland. They are the co-facilitators for the SDG Summit Political Decraltion, the text that is scheduled for adopting in the opening segment of the SDG Summit on 18 September. As the President said today – An ambitious political declaration is key for the success of the SDG Summit and to guide our future work on advancing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
Related tweet: https://twitter.com/UN_PGA/status/1686748519942512640
QUESTIONS
The Spokesperson was asked if the President has any plans to visit the Middle East. The Spokesperson said that there is no official visit to be announced.
The Spokesperson was asked what the point is of the SDG Summit. The Spokesperson said that this is the big summit that will open UNGA week, on 18 and 19 September. Member States are asked to come with big commitments to turbocharge progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. More information is at https://www.un.org/en/conferences/SDGSummit2023
The Spokesperson was asked about an update on the submission from the GA to the ICJ Advisory Opinion relating to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian. The Spokesperson said that the case is now with the ICJ and directed the journalist to the ICJ media team: https://www.icj-cij.org/media-services
