{"id":250718,"date":"2023-02-27T12:26:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/?p=250718"},"modified":"2023-02-27T12:26:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:26:48","slug":"noon-briefing-highlights-27-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/27\/noon-briefing-highlights-27-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Noon Briefing Highlights &#8211; 27 February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si<br \/>\nUnited Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Monday, 27 February 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stephane will be out shortly. Today\u2019s guest will be Ross Smith, Deputy Country Director for Syria, World Food Programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si is in Geneva today.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke at the opening of the 52<sup>nd<\/sup> regular session of the Human Rights Council, alongside Human Rights Council President V\u00e1clav B\u00e1lek, Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, and Hight Commissioner Volker Turk.<\/p>\n<p>The session, as you know, began with a moment of silence in honour of the victims of the recent earthquake in T\u00fcrkiye and Syria.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, President K\u0151r\u00f6si said this year was the 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\u2026 and the 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.<\/p>\n<p>And while there are reasons to celebrate, any festivities are clearly superseded by the reality of a world in a state of disarray, with unprecedented, cascading, and interlocking crises.<\/p>\n<p>The world has not yet recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 70 countries in debt distress, women and girls marginalized, and the world off track to achieve the 2030 Agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Armed conflicts are on the rise, including an aggression by a permanent member of the Security Council against a neighbouring State, effectively paralysing the Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>The Human Rights Council, like the General Assembly, is at a crossroads, the President said.<\/p>\n<p>He advocated for a transformation, a fundamental shift in how interlocking crises are managed.<\/p>\n<p>Nowhere was this more apparent than in tackling climate change, which threatens human rights, food, health, adequate housing, and self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>Integrating the grim reality of climate change with human rights, the General Assembly recognised that access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.<\/p>\n<p>The President has called on the Human Rights Council to help move this discussion forward, given that quote \u201call human rights have their origin in political recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Human rights violations exists in every country, the President continued, no country has a perfect record.<\/p>\n<p>In times of crisis, Governments must prioritise.<\/p>\n<p>The crises faced are human crises, and quote \u201csolutions that do not respect human rights are not solutions at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that we will only have transformation when Governments and individuals assume our responsibilities to fulfill human rights.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the President will continue to urge the General Assembly to mainstream human rights throughout its work.<\/p>\n<p>Quote \u2013 \u201cMy hope is that by addressing the crisis of trust head-on, putting the rule of law front and centre, we will pave the way for the transformation that our societies and our institutions desperately need in this time of crises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The full remarks are online and in your inboxes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/27\/human-rights-council\/\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/27\/human-rights-council\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CIVIL SOCIETY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just a short time ago, the President met with in a town hall with Civil Society Organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, he briefed Member States and Heads of the Geneva-based International Organizations on his priorities, the mandates of the General Assembly, and how he sees the General Assembly\u2019s work between now and September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BILATERALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President had bilaterals today.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the names I\u2019ve already mentioned, the President today met with the Foreign Minister of the Swiss Confederation, Mr. Ignazio Cassis.<\/p>\n<p>He also met with the Director-General of the UN Office in Geneva, that\u2019s Ms. Tatiana Valovaya.<\/p>\n<p>As well as with the Executive Director of UNITAR, Assistant Secretary-General Nikhil Seth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOMORROW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking to tomorrow, I wanted to highlight that the President will speak to the Geneva press corps on the UN Water Conference and other issues. He will take questions.<\/p>\n<p>The press conference will take place at 9:15AM ET. It will be webcast on UN WebTV at <a href=\"https:\/\/media.un.org\/index.php\/en\/asset\/k19\/k19tmjd7jw\">https:\/\/media.un.org\/index.php\/en\/asset\/k19\/k19tmjd7jw<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>The President has a long list of bilaterals tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>In the evening, he will give the keynote address on \u201cCrisis management and transformation for the UN we need\u201d hosted by the Geneva Diplomatic Club, Global Studies Institute of the University of Geneva and the Forum Suisse de Politique Internationale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here in New York, the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction \u2013 known as the BBNJ \u2013 is in session for a second week. Those discussions are live thanks to UN WebTV and UNTV.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were no questions for the Spokesperson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS Spokesperson for General Assembly President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si United Nations Headquarters, New York Monday, 27 February 2023 \u00a0 Stephane will be out shortly. 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