UN Charter Day & Other Topics – PGA Spokesperson Briefing

Great.
Hello.
Happy Monday.
Just wanted to give you all some updates on what's happening in the GA this week.
It's a busy week with a lot of informal meetings.
As you all will hear from the briefing guests today, the high level meeting on HIV and AIDS is happening today and tomorrow, both with meetings in the General Assembly, but also in various conference rooms around the building.
This morning, they did consider the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS and the political Declaration on HIV AIDS, and there will be a number of thematic meetings that are happening around the building today and tomorrow as well.
Um, this morning at 10:00 A.M.
There were also the continued informal consultations on the political declaration to renew commitment and accelerate implementation of the new urban agenda, and that will be happening throughout the week.
Those continued discussions there also in the afternoon.
At 3:00 in conference room two, there are informal consultations on the ninth biennial review, United Nations global counterterrorism strategy that has also been in ongoing discussions.
There will be thematic panel discussions happening on HIV and AIDS in the afternoon, both in the trusteeship council chamber and also in conference room one.
There will also be consultations on the modalities of the political declaration of the high level meeting to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Program Declaration and P of action.
That's all happening today.
Tomorrow in the morning and afternoon, the continued consultations on the political Declaration on sea level rise.
There is also tomorrow in conference room four consultations on the implementation of the International Decade of People of African descent.
At 11:45 A.M.
There will be the 91st plenary, which will continue the HIV AIDS meeting, and also in the afternoon, that will continue as well.
On Wednesday, the sea level rise consultations will continue, and in the morning and afternoon tomorrow, sorry, on Wednesday, there will be a Joint General Assembly EcoSOC special thematic event on the midterm review of the Doha program of action for least developed countries, and that will take place in the General Assembly in the morning and then continue in conference room one in the afternoon and at 10:00 A.M.
In conference room two on Wednesday, there are informal consultations to review of the outcome document on the second high level United Nations Conference on South South Cooperation.
On Thursday, the continued informal consultations on improving global road safety will take place in the morning and afternoon.
In the morning, there's a plenary meeting in the General Assembly Hall, which will complete the election of members of the Economic and Social Council.
As you all may remember, there were elections a few weeks ago and there is one remaining vacancy for a member from among the Latin America and Caribbean group.
And so that will happen tomorrow.
There is a joint debate on the report of the Peace Building Commission.
They will also consider the report of the Secretary-General on the Peace Building Fund.
There's action on the draft decision on improving global road safety, as well as action on the draft resolution and draft decision on agenda item 14, which is on the culture of peace, and that includes naming the next decade as the International decade of strengthening peace.
There will also be continued discussions on the new urban agenda, and at 3:00 P.M.
On Thursday, there are informal consultations on the participation of indigenous peoples, representatives, and institutions.
On Friday morning, June 26th, there will be an informal meeting of the Journal Assembly to commemorate United Nations Charter Day.
And this year's commemoration for UN Charter Day will include statements by the PGA, a reading of the charter preamble in all six official languages by youth representatives and youth participants and statements by member states.
This is not only a moment for reflection.
The PGA wants this to be a call to action to member states from all over the world who are committed to the UN charter and multilateralism with the United Nations at its center to come together and to form cross regional alliances in defense and support of the United Nations.
Every member state needs to stand up to protect and uphold the principles and purposes of the UN charter.
Member States have been invited to sign a preamble of the UN charter which is outside of GA Hall Symbolizing the collective resolve of the membership to advance and to uphold the charter's vision, and the charter will be formally displayed in the General Assembly Hall during the UN Charter Day commemoration on Friday.
Then in the afternoon in conference room two, the consideration and discussion on the implementation of the new urban agenda will continue.
Those are the updates for this week.
I hope you were all able to follow the continued SG selection process last week with the interactive dialogues that were held, and I don't have any updates in that regard.
Okay.
Great.
No questions.
Excellent.
Thanks all so much.