Harnessing Opportunities for Promoting Empowerment of Youth or HOPE. It is aimed at young diplomats from underrepresented Member States. <\/em><\/p>\nOver the coming nine months, the Fellows will work on a rotational basis with the teams in the Office of the President of the General Assembly on Peace and Security; Human Rights; Humanitarian; Sustainable Development; Reform, Legal and Budget; and Communications.<\/p>\n
I personally look forward to welcoming the Fellows in the noon briefings, and hope they will sit-in as their schedules allow.<\/p>\n
They will have a very busy calendar while in New York, despite COVID. In addition to the PGA\u2019s office, they will also be spending two days a week with their Missions, and one day with the ±¬ÁÏÍø Institute for Training and Research (±¬ÁÏÍøITAR).<\/p>\n
They will also have mentors within the PGA\u2019s office, who will help guide them in their professional development.<\/p>\n
All costs for this program are covered by Member States\u2026 and President Abdulla Shahid has laid the foundation for this program to continue in the coming years.<\/p>\n
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WORLD YOUTH FORUM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Still on the theme of young people, President Shahid today took part by video message in the World Youth Forum in Egypt. He said the Forum provides an excellent platform for youth representatives to discuss ideas and accelerate solutions to the pressing issues of our time, including recovering better from COVID-19.<\/p>\n
He told young people \u201cyou deserve a seat at the table, to have your voices heard.\u201d<\/p>\n
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PRIORITIES <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n President Shahid will have his first public engagement of the year next week, on 19 January. He will brief the General Assembly on his priorities for the resumed part of the 76th<\/sup> session.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
OPGA\/100 DAYS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Office of the President of the General Assembly is this week promoting, on social media, some of the main achievements of the first 100 days in office. You will see posts related to those 100 days starting today.<\/p>\n
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HISTORY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n And fun facts, on this day in 1946, the United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time in London. As my much smarter friends told me \u2013 the most important event on that day was the election of the President of General Assembly by a secret ballot. Belgium\u2019s Paul-Henri Spaak got the position by five votes, over Trygve Lie. He had to settle for the Secretary-General\u2019s position.<\/p>\n
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QUESTIONS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Spokesperson was asked why the General Assembly meetings had been pushed back. The Spokesperson answered that the Omicron surge has affected the ±¬ÁÏÍø in New York. Out of an abundance of caution, the decision was made to move the meetings back a few days.<\/p>\n
The Spokesperson was also asked to clarify what will happen on 19 January. The Spokesperson noted that President Shahid would brief the General Assembly in-person on his priorities for the rest of the 76th<\/sup> session.<\/p>\nThe date for the next press briefing with President Shahid has not yet been set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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