{"id":132184,"date":"2017-11-30T21:36:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T02:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=132184"},"modified":"2018-06-18T19:13:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T23:13:00","slug":"highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-30-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/11\/30\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-30-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson &#8211; 30 November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS BRIEFING BY BRENDEN VARMA,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SPOKESPERSON FOR <\/strong><strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY <\/strong><strong>PRESIDENT <\/strong><strong>MIROSLAV LAJ\u010c\u00c1K <\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-meta vcard\">\n<p><strong>United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"updated\">30 November 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CULTURE OF PEACE NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT HUMAN RIGHTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The President attended a panel discussion organized by the Non-Aligned Movement this morning. It was called: \u201cSolidarity, Dialogue and Tolerance in a Diverse World: Towards a Culture of Peace\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>In his <a href=\"\/pga\/72?p=132159\">remarks<\/a>, the President said, \u201cA culture of peace is more than, simply, peace\u2026 It refers to a kind of peace that won\u2019t buckle under pressure. The kind of peace that entire generations can experience.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>He added, \u201cA culture of peace is not possible without respect for human rights.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 6 RESOLUTONS ON PALESTINE &amp; MIDDLE EAST<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This morning, the General Assembly plenary met on the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East. This was a continuation of yesterday\u2019s meeting. Fourteen speakers took the floor.<\/li>\n<li>Six draft resolutions were adopted &#8212; four on the question of Palestine and two on the situation in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<li>Asked about the nature of the four resolutions on Palestine, the Spokesperson said these were standard resolutions that were adopted every year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>SECOND COMMITTEE WRAPS UP WORK, ADOPTS 43 DRAFT TEXTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Second Committee, which handles economic and financial matters, ended its work today. During this session, it adopted 41 draft resolutions and 2 draft decisions. Thirty-one of the drafts were adopted by consensus and 12 by a recorded vote.<\/li>\n<li>In the last session, 5 out of 42 draft resolutions were voted on. In that regard, more draft resolutions were adopted by a recorded vote this session than in the previous one. The majority, however, were still adopted by consensus.<\/li>\n<li>This was the first time since 1986 that the Second Committee wrapped up its work in November \u2013 as opposed to December.<\/li>\n<li>The drafts adopted today will now go to the General Assembly Plenary and be considered on 20 December.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>MEMBER STATES CAN BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED, ACCORDING TO U.N. CHARTER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In response to questions about whether Member States could be suspended or expelled from the United Nations, the Spokesperson noted that Article 5 of the United Nations Charter stated, \u201cA Member of the United Nations against which preventive or enforcement action has been taken by the Security Council may be suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of membership by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. The exercise of these rights and privileges may be restored by the Security Council.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The Spokesperson added that, according to Article 6 of the United Nations Charter, \u201cA Member of the United Nations which has persistently violated the Principles contained in the present Charter may be expelled from the Organization by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Asked whether the President had received any recommendations from the Security Council, regarding suspensions or expulsions, the Spokesperson said that he had not. Asked whether the President felt that such action was needed at this time, the Spokesperson said that the President had not expressed any opinions along those lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT HAS HELD MEETINGS WITH OFFICIALS FROM D.P.R. KOREA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Spokesperson was asked to elaborate upon the President\u2019s relationship with the Permanent Mission of the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and whether it was \u201cfunctioning and in line with relationships he had with other Missions.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The Spokesperson responded that DPRK was a United Nations Member State, and the President had held meetings with its representatives, including the Foreign Minister and Permanent Representative, on a variety of topics.<\/li>\n<li>In such meetings, the President had conveyed the message that no country could ignore the will of the international community when the international community was united.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>J±¬ÁÏÍøIOR PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME MANAGED BY SECRETARIAT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Asked about a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) from the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea (DPRK) working in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, and whether every Member State had a right to place its nationals as JPOs in the departments of their choice, the Spokesperson noted that the JPO Programme was managed by the Secretariat.<\/li>\n<li>Asked about links between the General Assembly and the JPO Programme, the Spokesperson later added that the Programme has been discussed in the Fifth Committee as a human resources management matter. During the 71<sup>st<\/sup> session, the Fifth Committee endorsed a recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) to request the Secretary-General to report on the use of Junior Professional Officers in the Secretariat and to submit a proposal for ensuring an updated legislative basis for their deployment across the Secretariat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;BrightCove Video ShortCode&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.6&#8243;]\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe width=\"&quot;100%&quot;\" height=\"&quot;180&quot;\" src scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n&lt;!&#8211; [et_pb_line_break_holder] &#8211;&gt;[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson Brenden Varma \u2013 30 November 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[232],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spokespersons-briefings","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson - 30 November 2017 - General Assembly of the United Nations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/11\/30\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-30-november-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson - 30 November 2017 - General Assembly of the United Nations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson Brenden Varma \u2013 30 November 2017\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/11\/30\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-30-november-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"General Assembly of the United Nations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-01T02:36:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-06-18T23:13:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katharina Kandt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katharina Kandt\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.un.org\\\/pga\\\/72\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/30\\\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-30-november-2017\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.un.org\\\/pga\\\/72\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/30\\\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-30-november-2017\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katharina Kandt\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.un.org\\\/pga\\\/72\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/06bf09e43d46846c087701ec99ac8412\"},\"headline\":\"Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson &#8211; 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