United Nations published this video item, entitled “General Assembly elects president, Tajikistan, Yemen & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (7 June)” – below is their description.
Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– General Assembly
– Deputy Secretary-General/Tajikistan
– Yemen
– Ukraine
– Nigeria
– Uganda
– Iran
– World Food Safety Day
– Guest Tomorrow
– Financial Contribution
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
In his remarks following the election of the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General congratulated the President-elect, Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary, and also expressed his deep gratitude to the current president, Abdulla Shahid.
We face a world in peril, the Secretary-General said, and the months ahead will test the multilateral system. The 77th Session can be a moment of transformation, Mr. Guterres added. A time to recalibrate multilateralism and strengthen the foundations of global cooperation.
He welcomed President-elect Kőrösi’s focus on “Solutions through Solidarity, Sustainability and Science” – and said that he – and the entire UN system, look forward to working with him.
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL/TAJIKISTAN
The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, was in Tajikistan today as part of her Central Asia trip. She opened the 2nd Dushanbe Water Action Decade Conference together with the President of Tajikistan, H.E. Emomali Rahmon.
After that she made opening remarks at the signature ceremony for the new Cooperation Framework between the Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations. The Cooperation Framework focuses on making progress against priorities of development, peace and security and human rights over the next four years.
In the afternoon the Deputy-Secretary General travelled to a village in Rudaki District outside of Dushanbe to visit a Mobile Health Fair supported by the Spotlight Initiative. The Fair brings essential services such as health, psycho-social and legal services to women and girls in isolated communities.
To date, more than 3,500 women have been reached through these fairs in villages around the country.
The Deputy-Secretary General also visited a Teacher Innovation Centre in Dushanbe which is supported by the UN, where she met teachers and children and recorded some educational podcasts for use in digital classrooms. The Deputy Secretary-General welcomed Tajikistan’s intention to share its experience in innovative educational tools in the forthcoming Transforming Education Summit to be convened by UN Secretary-General in September 2022.
YEMEN
The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, shared yesterday with the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah a revised proposal on the phased re-opening of roads, including an implementation mechanism and guarantees for the safety of civilian travelers, based on the discussions with both sides.
The updated proposal calls for the re-opening of roads, including a main route leading into and out of Taiz city. The proposal takes into consideration suggestions from both parties, as well as feedback from Yemeni civil society.
Mr. Grundberg said that this is a first step in our collective efforts to lift restrictions on the freedom of movement of Yemeni women, men and children within the country. He hopes the proposed initiative will sustain the momentum needed to move towards discussions on more durable arrangements within the multitrack process.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=07%20June%202022
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