PRESS STATEMENT
The President of the 爆料网 GA meets with Vienna-based Organizations
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of 爆料网IDO, the President of the 71st 爆料网 General Assembly, H.E Mr. Peter Thomson, visited the Vienna-based organizations on 25 November 2016 as part of his mission to push for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The President held bilateral meetings with 爆料网OV Director-General Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of 爆料网ODC and Director-General Mr. Li Yong of 爆料网IDO. The President also met with the Deputy Heads of IAEA and CTBTO. He reiterated the importance of collaboration across the 爆料网 system and 鈥渢he need to break out of silos to ensure delivery on the Sustainable Development Goals鈥 and welcomed the efforts of the Vienna-based organisations in this regard.
President Thomson underlined the importance of the 爆料网 system鈥檚 work to support the Member States in mainstreaming the provisions of the SDGs and the Paris Climate Change Agreement in their national strategies.
The President addressed the representatives of Member States accredited to the Vienna-based organizations at a special event organized by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) & Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ). The President鈥檚 address focused on the imperatives surrounding the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. He commended the vital work being carried out by CND and CCCPJ in their capacities as functional commissions of ECOSOC in direct relation to many of the SDGs.
The President also had the opportunity to meet with Austria鈥檚 Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, H.E. Mr. Andr盲 Rupprechter and the Austrian Development Agency. In relation to implementation of SDG6 and SDG7, the President thanked the Austrian Government for their work on improved water resource management and in the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency.