PGA remarks to the International Day of Nowruz Commemoration
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- International Day of Nowruz Commemoration 20 March 2023 [As Delivered by the Chef de Cabinet, László Szőke] Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to – symbolically – join you to...
PGA remarks to the SDG6 Research and Innovation Marathon Relay
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- SDG 6 Research and Innovation Marathon Relay (CUNY event as part of NYC Water Week) 20 March 2023 [As Delivered] Good morning, good afternoon, good evening to all of you, As a runner, I like the...
PGA remarks to Opening of 95th session of the International Civil Service Commission
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Opening of 95th session of the International Civil Service Commission 20 March 2023 [As Delivered] Dear Mr. Chair, Mr. Vice-Chair, Commissioners, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my privilege to...
PGA remarks at the Second informal consultations convened by the co-facilitators on the political declaration to be adopted by the SDG Summit in September 2023
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Second informal consultations convened by the co-facilitators on the political declaration to be adopted by the SDG Summit in September 2023 16 March 2023 Excellencies, esteemed...
PGA remarks at the CEO Roundtable discussion on A Gender Equal Future of Work in the Digital Age
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- CEO Roundtable discussion on A Gender Equal Future of Work in the Digital Age 15 March 2023 [As prepared] Dear Executive Directors, Dear Colleagues, A very good afternoon to you all. It...
PGA remarks to Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly 15 March 2023 [Transcript] Thank you very much Ambassador, dear Mitch [co-facilitator, Ambassador Mitchell Fifield...
PGA remarks to High-level event to Commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- High-level event to Commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia 10 March 2023 [As delivered] Mr. Secretary-General, Minister Bhutto Zardari, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,...
PGA remarks to commemoration of International Women’s Day on the theme of “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Commemoration of International Women’s Day on the theme of “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” 8 March 2023 [As delivered] I see this room seldom so packed and so full of...
PGA remarks to side-event on “Women in Islam”
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- “Women in Islam: Understanding the Rights and Identity of Women in the Islamic World,” on the sidelines of CSW67 8 March 2023 [As delivered] Honorable Minister, Madame Executive Director,...
PGA remarks of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Opening of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women 6 March 2023 [Pre-recorded Video Statement] Mr. Secretary-General, Director Bahous, Madame Chair, Excellencies, It is my great...
PGA remarks to LDC5 opening in Doha, Qatar
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Opening of 5th Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, Qatar 5 March 2023 [As Delivered] Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the Government and people of Qatar for...
PGA remarks to High-level opening of the Civil Society Forum at the LDC5 Conference in Doha, Qatar
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- High-level opening of the Civil Society Forum at the LDC5 Conference in Doha, Qatar 4 March 2023 [As Delivered] Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by extending my sincere thanks...
Opening of UN House in Doha, Qatar
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Opening of UN House in Doha, Qatar 4 March 2023 [As Delivered] Your Highness, Mr. Secretary-General Looking at this building, I do understand your dilemma, Mr. Secretary-General. I...
Eight Edition of the Raisina Dialogue
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Eighth Edition of the Raisina Dialogue 3 March 2023 [Pre-recorded Video Message] Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Hello and Namaste to all. It is a pleasure to speak at the Raisina Dialogue,...
PGA Address to the Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement on Post-COVID-19 Recovery
2 March 2023 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Before anything else, let me thank President Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev for the kind invitation and Azerbaijan’s generous hospitality to all of us. It is my privilege to address today’s Summit-level meeting...
Message of the President of the UN General Assembly on the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
1 March 2023 Distinguished delegates, Almost 80 years ago, humanity was confronted with the most devastating weapons ever invented. Pained by the horrors of nuclear bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the international community made a promise to never again...
PGA remarks at Townhall with Geneva-based Civil Society Organizations
27 February 2023 Good afternoon, dear friends, Thank you, Madame Director-General, for your warm welcome to Geneva and for organizing this Town Hall. So much honour to have the opportunity to be with you and to share some ideas and to listen to you. Basically – I am...
PGA remarks to opening of 52nd session of the Human Rights Council
27 February 2023 [As Delivered] Thank you very much Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. High Commissioner, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, It is an honour to address the opening of this 52nd session of the Human Rights Council. We are...
PGA remarks at High-level Forum on Official Statistics “Statistical measures beyond GDP”
27 February 2023 Esteemed Chairperson, Dear Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you to the United Nations Headquarters. During its 78-year history, the Statistical Commission has given the world important pillars of data-based information....
PGA remarks at the informal dialogue with former Presidents of the General Assembly on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
22 February 2023 Esteemed Former Presidents of the General Assembly, Co-Chairs, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Fifield and Ambassador López for organizing this informal dialogue. Let me also welcome my...
PGA remarks to the resumed 11th Emergency Special Session
22 February 2023 Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Today we mark the grim first anniversary of the war in Ukraine. One year of despair, displacement, destruction and death on a scale not seen in Europe in decades. The staggering scale of...
PGA remarks to International Mother Language Day
21 February 2023 First and foremost, thank you very much for the beautiful songs. You not only made my day, I think you made my week. It was the highlight of my week. Many thanks to you. Excellencies, My good friend Under-Secretary-General, Distinguished delegates,...
PGA keynote to informal dialogue with civil society organizations in the Third Committee
21 February 2023 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, My warm thanks to the Chair of the Third Committee, my good friend, Ambassador José Alfonso Blanco, for organizing this second informal meeting with civil society organizations. As far as I...
PGA remarks to the opening session of the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34)
21 February 2023 Mr. USG Mme. USG I am delighted to join you for the opening of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations’ substantive session. I congratulate Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad Bande and the Bureau on their election. I think its is a good choice and I...
PGA remarks to informal plenary meeting to hear a briefing from Robert Piper, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Solutions to Internal Displacement
20 February 2023 Excellencies, distinguished delegates, It is a pleasure to welcome Assistant Secretary-General Piper to this informal meeting of the General Assembly in his role as Special Adviser on Solutions for Internal Displacement. It is no secret that we are in...
PGA keynote address to High-level Symposium on Integrated Water Cycle Management in the post-COVID-19 Era”
18 February 2023 Tokyo Thank you very much, Dr. Han, Your Majesty, the Emperor of Japan, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We know climate change is elevating flood risks in many parts of the world. We have been experiencing more and more devastating floods...
PGA remarks to Security Council High-level Open Debate on “Sea-Level Rise: Implications for international peace and security”
14 February 2023 Thank you very much, Mr. President. Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I thank Minister Ian Borg and the Permanent Mission of Malta for holding this important debate. We are in a new era of history – one of cascading,...
PGA remarks to briefing by the SG on Our Common Agenda
13 February 2023 Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I welcome the Secretary-General’s briefing on Our Common Agenda and the future of cooperation to address humanity’s most pressing challenges. It arrives at a pivotal moment in this era of...
PGA remarks to 2023 Annual Parliamentary Hearing
13 February 2023 Welcome to the 2023 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations. My thanks go to the President of the Interparliamentary Union, my colleague Duarte Pacheco, for his work in bringing the voices of legislators to the United Nations. A strong...
PGA remarks to the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly
10 February 2023 Your Highness, Madam High Representative, Distinguished delegates, I wish I knew that there would be a notion about jeans, I would have worn them. I would be very happy now to stand up and show you that I’m with you. Actually, I cannot emphasize...
