NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS

Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba K?r?si
United Nations Headquarters, New York

Monday, 28 August 2023

UNGA PREPARATIONS

The President of the General Assembly, Csaba K?r?si, has a number of meetings today, as he is working to finalize the UNGA high-level week arrangements.

Because I’ve gotten a number of questions, I do expect a revised provisional UNGA list this week, and I will share it with you once it trickles down to me from our colleagues at the Department of General Assembly and Conference Management.

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SHOOT FOR EARTH

Among his bilaterals today, this afternoon, President K?r?si will meet with the winners of the Shoot4Earth filmmaking competition.

This was a 24-hour contest held in April to raise awareness about environmental thinking.

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AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTING

Tomorrow, starting at 10AM ET in the General Assembly Hall, there will be the High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear Tests.

President K?r?si will have remarks. I will try to share those with you under embargo later today.

Ahead of the plenary meeting, the President will participate in the #StepUp4Disaramament walk on the 3rd floor of the Secretariat – outside of the GA, where the statue of St Agnes is located.

There will be a number of UN officials, including Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs; Dr. Robert Floyd, the Executive Summary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization…And Member States, including Ambassador Akan Rakhmetullin, the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations.

Also participating in the symbolic walk will also be a youth activist, Mr. Elias Mera Taouli.

These are also participants in the General Assembly plenary.

We are all invited to #StepUp4Disarmament by running, walking and sharing information online. More information at https://youth4disarmament.org/news/stepup4disarmament-mark-international-day-against-nuclear-tests

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WARREN HOGE

And let me add my voice to those paying respect to Warren Hoge, who I met on my first day at the UN. Walter Pinn introduced us at a stakeout. Mr. Hoge was always generous with his time. We are thinking of his family today.

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QUESTIONS

There were no questions on-camera for the Spokesperson.

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