{"id":157045,"date":"2018-05-29T19:23:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=157045"},"modified":"2018-06-18T18:31:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T22:31:35","slug":"highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-29-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2018\/05\/29\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-29-may-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS BRIEFING BY SPOKESPERSON \u2013 29 MAY 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#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\">29 May 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][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;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT\u2019S YOUTH DIALOGUE TO BE HELD TOMORROW<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The President\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"\/pga\/72?p=137086\">Youth Dialogue<\/a>will take place on Wednesday 30 May. This will be one of his big events for the year. The programme can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/01\/28-May-2018-Programme.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In an <a href=\"\/pga\/72?p=157001\">op-ed<\/a> released ahead of the event, he said that, with more young people on the planet than ever before, they need to be included in global conversations about issues that affect us all.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, at a <a href=\"\/pga\/72?p=156721\">side event<\/a> held today, entitled \u201cYoung Peacemakers for Sustaining Peace,\u201d the President said, \u201cYoung people are here for peace \u2013 not war. We failed to understand this simple truth, for too long. We focused on the youth mobs\u2026 young extremists\u2026 young rebels. But, they are not representative. Actually, the overwhelming majority of young people are out there, working for peace.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Tomorrow\u2019s Youth Dialogue will focus on three key areas: education, employment and prevention of radicalization.<\/li>\n<li>The opening segment in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber will feature remarks by the President, as well as speakers and performers including: Pita Taufatofua, the athlete from Tonga who made a memorable entrance at the opening ceremonies in both the Winter and Summer Olympics; singer-songwriter and X Factor alum Emmanuel Kelly, who was found as a baby in a box in a park in Iraq and is now a social media star who has performed with Coldplay; and Mari Malek, a South Sudanese refugee turned supermodel. Additional speakers will include the Secretary General\u2019s Envoy on Youth and the CEO of the Qatar Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>There will also be two chats and an open mic session, in which young people can take the stage to voice their concerns, as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/01\/29-May-2018-YMZ-Programme_v1.pdf\">Youth Media Zone<\/a> in the United Nations Correspondents Association (±¬ÁÏÍøCA) Room.<\/li>\n<li>In the evening, the President will be hosting a reception for the young participants, which will be deejayed by Alexandra Richards, the daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.<\/li>\n<li>Today, the Spokesperson invited Tongan Olympian Pita Taufatofua to give a <a href=\"http:\/\/webtv.un.org\/watch\/mr.-brenden-varma-spokesperson-for-the-pga-with-guest-mr.-pita-taufatofua-tongan-olympic-athlete-on-the-general-assembly%E2%80%99s-youth-dialogue-press-briefing-29-may-2018\/5790980889001\">press briefing<\/a> on his participation in the President\u2019s Youth Dialogue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTERS OF AZERBAIJAN AND UKRAINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The President met today with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/±¬ÁÏÍø_PGA\/status\/1001527095850295296\">Foreign Minister of Ukraine<\/a> They discussed regional developments and multilateralism.<\/li>\n<li>The President also met with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/±¬ÁÏÍø_PGA\/status\/1001521511998648320\">Azerbaijan\u2019s Foreign Minister<\/a>. 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