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Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si<\/em>,<\/em> President of the 77th<\/sup> session of the General Assembly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n —-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 21 March 2023 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [As Delivered]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Mr. Secretary-General,<\/p>\n Mr. Mayor,<\/p>\n Excellencies,<\/p>\n Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/p>\n We gather today to celebrate the great work of those who have fought and who continue to combat all forms of racism and discrimination.<\/p>\n In this field, we need relentless efforts.<\/p>\n After 75 years since we adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the legacies of the racist systems of slavery, apartheid and segregation can still be felt in our communities, our institutions, and our minds.<\/p>\n Like a virus, racism mutates and adapts itself to different times and contexts.<\/p>\n It is said that \u201cracism is like a Cadillac, there is a new model every year\u201d.<\/p>\n In fact, its manifestations and symptoms may change, but the breadth of its harm remains intact.<\/p>\n Racism and hate speech are besieging our societies from many directions.<\/p>\n Old falsehoods have taken on new forms, embedded in modern technologies.<\/p>\n Online, this violence takes on new, covert, but no less toxic forms.<\/p>\n Algorithms can perpetuate racial stereotypes and biases.<\/p>\n Technology can be used to increase illegal surveillance and reinforce discriminatory practices.<\/p>\n And, of course, left unregulated, social media can supercharge campaigns of extreme violence that can go as far as fomenting genocide.<\/p>\n Governments and tech corporations should work together to regulate virtual platforms, and curb hate wherever it appears, and in all the languages it appears in.<\/p>\n Working out the Global Digital Compact is an unprecedented opportunity to tackle online hate, in a manner that also addresses hate speech against women and girls and various minorities.<\/p>\n Millions of Africans and people of African descent; Asians and people of Asian descent; indigenous peoples; national, ethnic, and linguistic minorities; religious communities; and migrants continue to be subjected to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, inequality, and exclusion of various areas of their lives.<\/p>\n Most of the harmful narratives are rooted in notions of racial supremacy, and they evoke atavistic fears.<\/p>\n Even worse, they embolden extremists by giving legitimacy to their acts of violence.<\/p>\n \u0414\u0440\u0443\u0437\u044c\u044f,<\/p>\n \u0421\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437 \u043c\u044b \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u044b \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439, \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u044d\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0431\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f\u043c\u0438?<\/p>\n \u0412 1945 (\u0432 \u0442\u044b\u0441\u044f\u0447\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0432\u044f\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043a \u043f\u044f\u0442\u043e\u043c) \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u043c\u044b \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0438: \u00ab\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435\u00bb.<\/p>\n 75 (\u0441\u0435\u043c\u044c\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0442 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u044c) \u043b\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0434 \u043c\u044b \u043e\u0431\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0449\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e \u0442\u043e\u043c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u00ab\u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u044b \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0438 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u044e\u0442 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e \u0431\u0435\u0437 \u043a\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0439-\u043b\u0438\u0431\u043e \u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u0443 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430\u00bb.<\/p>\n \u0421\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f \u043c\u044b \u043e\u0442\u043c\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0435\u043c \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0442 \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0442 \u0438 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0449\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435.<\/p>\n (Russian translation: Friends,<\/em><\/p>\n How many times must we witness the devastation caused by these exclusionary delusions? <\/em><\/p>\n In 1945, we vowed \u201cnever again\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n 75 years ago, we pledged to deliver on the promise that \u201call are equal before the law and<\/em> are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Today, we commemorate that vow and that promise.) <\/em><\/p>\n \n Mais est-ce assez ?<\/p>\n R\u00e9p\u00e9ter ces mots nous poussera-t-il \u00e0 agir ?<\/p>\n Vingt ans depuis son adoption, comment pouvons-nous mieux incorporer le Programme d’action de Durban – notre ligne directrice pour combattre le racisme, la discrimination raciale, et autres intol\u00e9rances – dans toutes nos activit\u00e9s ?<\/p>\n (French translation: But is that enough? <\/em><\/p>\n Will repeating these words push us to act?<\/em><\/p>\n With twenty years since its adoption, how can we better embed the Durban Programme of Action \u2013 our blueprint for combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance \u2013 into all our activities?)<\/em><\/p>\n \n In the 16 negotiating tracks ongoing in the General Assembly, where can we pay closer attention to racial discrimination?<\/p>\n \n \u062a\u062a\u0637\u0644\u0628\u064f \u0645\u064f\u0643\u0627\u0641\u064e\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064f\u0646\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629\u0650 \u062c\u064f\u0647\u0648\u062f\u0627\u064b \u062c\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629\u064b \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0643\u064e\u062b\u064a\u0631\u064d \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0633\u062a\u0648\u064a\u0627\u062a\u0652.<\/p>\n \u064a\u062a\u0639\u064a\u0646\u064f \u0623\u0646 \u0646\u064e\u0639\u0645\u0644\u064e \u0646\u062d\u0648\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0646\u0627\u0621\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0627\u062f\u0650\u0644\u0650 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u062a\u0633\u0627\u0648\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0623\u064f\u0646\u0634\u0626\u062a\u0652 \u0645\u064f\u0646\u0638\u0645\u062a\u064f\u0646\u0627 \u0644\u062a\u0639\u0632\u064a\u0632\u0650\u0647.<\/p>\n (Arabic translation: Combatting racism requires collective efforts at many levels. <\/em><\/p>\n We should work towards the fair and equal world our organization was designed to foster.)<\/em><\/p>\n \n And we can do that through education, dialogue, advocacy, and self-reflection, through just policy-making and good governance.<\/p>\n We owe it to the Emmett Tills, the Malik Oussekines, the George Floyds of this world \u2013 to all those who have fallen prey to the man-made delusion that is racism.<\/p>\n We owe it to the Marcus Garveys, the Rosa Parkses, the Mahatma Ghandis, the Rigoberta Menchu Tums and the Nelson Mandelas of this world \u2013 to all those who have dedicated their lives to combatting discrimination and racial violence.<\/p>\n Let us learn from their lifelong commitment to justice, accountability, and peace.<\/p>\n And let us pledge ourselves to do the same.<\/p>\n I thank you.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly —- Commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March 2023 [As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si<\/em>,<\/i>\u00a0President of the 77th<\/sup>\u00a0session of the General Assembly<\/b><\/b><\/p>\r\n ----<\/b><\/b><\/p>\r\n Second informal consultations convened by the co-facilitators on the<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>political declaration to be adopted by the SDG Summit in September 2023<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n 16 March 2023<\/b><\/b><\/p>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nExcellencies, esteemed colleagues,\r\n\r\nI thank the co-facilitators, Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani of Qatar and Ambassador Fergal Mythen of Ireland for the invitation.\r\n\r\nFergal, happy St. Patrick\u2019s Day to you!\r\n\r\nDear Alya and Fergal, I am sincerely grateful to you for your work leading this process, and in particular the preparation of the elements paper circulated to MS on 28 February.\r\n\r\nThis paper is a good basis to start the discussion.\r\n\r\nI fully agree with the co-facilitators\u2019 call for the political declaration to be a consensual, concise, ambitious, action-oriented and transformative document.\r\n\r\nI have been particularly pleased by their emphasis on the need to have an ambitious and transformative outcome at the Summit.\r\n\r\nI am sure that, if we want to have such an outcome, we need transformative elements. We have to tell the world why and how the second half of the SDG implementation period will be more impactful and our pledges more credible.\r\n\r\nWe may think of what has been missing from the current implementation and reporting. If you wish, where are the Gamechangers \u2013 that will make our commitments more credible.\r\n\r\nI have in mind key building blocks such as \u201cBeyond GDP\u201d or the creation of the scientific evaluation system of the SDGs\u2019 implementation.\r\n\r\n\u201cBeyond GDP\u201d to measure the real transformation for which we had no real tool until now and Scientific Validation System\u00a0to make the data comparable and validate the aggregated impacts.\r\n\r\nI am very much encouraged by the positive feedback from Member States and various stakeholders on these proposals.\r\n\r\nLikewise, it will be useful and helpful to take into consideration the discussions and commitments that emanated or will, hopefully, emanate from several processes, such as the Transforming Education Summit, COP27, COP 15, the LDC5 Conference, the UN Water Conference, the Sendai Framework Mid-Term Review, the HLPF, and FfD.\r\n\r\nI am sure that the UN Water Conference as well as other upcoming meetings and ongoing processes will result in game-changers that can also find their place in the political declaration of the SDG Summit.\r\n\r\nThe SDG Summit will constitute the mid-point review of the implementation of the 17 Goals.\r\n\r\nMy vision for the SDG Summit is one of a meeting that serves to produce a quality change in our efforts to accelerate implementation at all levels.\r\n\r\nA quantum leap, if you wish.\r\n\r\nAn outcome to turbocharge implementation.\r\n\r\nFor that to happen, we need to go beyond repeating well-known affirmations, set out bold steps and demonstrate leadership at this critical time.\r\n\r\nThe outcome will provide guidance to many international platforms. organisations, including development, banks.\r\n\r\nLadies and gentlemen,\r\n\r\nThe stakes are huge. The real transformation is at stake.\r\n\r\nNot necessarily the relocation of some existing resources, not only, but to recalibrate the system of priorities and use the cooperation channels, national plans and resources accordingly.\r\n\r\nBefore the summit, we have to raise the level of transparency and honesty to review the lessons learnt from the past VNRs and look at where we can unlock new commitments, find new tools, and adopt innovative policies based on scientific inputs.\r\n\r\nI am greatly encouraged by the briefing of the Independent Group of Scientists on GSDR that took place on 7 February as a part of the first GA informal plenary briefing on \u201cScience-based Evidence in Support of the Sustainable Solutions\u201d.\r\n\r\nThe briefing from the IGS gave us a bedrock of scientific knowledge, a basis for unfolding this crucial negotiation process \u2013 and I would very much like to continue in this spirit.\r\n\r\nThat is why the second scientific informal plenary briefing will focus on \u201cBeyond GDP\u201d, \u201cFood Security and Sustainability Transformation\u201d and \u201cA Scientific Support System for the UN\u201d.\r\n\r\nIt will take place on 12 April at 10am in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.\r\n\r\nI invite you all to join us there.\r\n\r\nAs part of my commitment to hear from the civil society and motivate them to bring their contributions to the SDG Summit, I will convene my second Town Hall meeting with CSOs on 20 April at 10am.\r\n\r\nThe focus of this townhall will be on the need for accelerated progress towards the achievement of the SDGs by 2030.\r\n\r\nLet me thank the co-facilitators for kindly agreeing to participate in this Town Hall meeting.\r\n\r\nDear Friends,\r\n\r\nI wish you a fruitful discussion today and count on your support to ensure that we have a truly ambitious outcome.\r\n\r\nAn outcome that really helps us jointly transform the world.\r\n\r\nI thank you.\r\n\r\n\u00a0","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[575,561,562],"class_list":["post-251623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","tag-ceo-roundtable-discussion-on-a-gender-equal-future-of-work-in-the-digital-age","tag-commission-on-the-status-of-women","tag-csw","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n