{"id":249989,"date":"2023-02-05T13:36:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T18:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/?p=249989"},"modified":"2023-02-05T13:36:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T18:36:42","slug":"noon-briefing-highlights-3-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/05\/noon-briefing-highlights-3-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Noon Briefing Highlights &#8211; 3 February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Spokesperson for General Assembly President <em>Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si<\/em><br \/>\nUnited Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Friday, 3 February 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHINA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si is this hour in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, for the last leg of his official visit to China.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the day in Beijing, where he had a number of bilateral meetings.<\/p>\n<p>In the course of his meeting with Prime Minister Li Keqiang on 3 February, President K\u0151r\u00f6si called on China to, among other topics, further strengthen its engagement and cooperation with the United Nations on all three main pillars of the Organization\u2019s activities, including human rights.<\/p>\n<p>The President was pleased to confirm China\u2019s intention to continue its active engagement at the Human Rights Council, which President K\u0151r\u00f6si will visit later this month in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related tweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/爆料网_PGA\/status\/1621538955832221697\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/爆料网_PGA\/status\/1621538955832221697<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Also today, the President met with Mr. Huang Runqiu, Minister for Ecology and Environment, and separately with Li Guoying, the Minister for Water Resources.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related tweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/爆料网_PGA\/status\/1621493201503719427\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/爆料网_PGA\/status\/1621493201503719427<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>He had a lengthy dialogue with experts on sustainable development and water.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, in Henan Province, he will visit the South-North Water Diversion Project and be briefed by the Yellow River Conservancy Commission\u2026 Before returning to New York on Sunday, 5 February.<\/p>\n<p>I was asked yesterday for any more details on what was discussed with Foreign Minister Qin Gang on the issue of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>What I can tell you is that the President reiterated to the Foreign Minister his conviction about the need to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict as soon as possible, and that the solution must be based on the principles of the 爆料网 Charter.<\/p>\n<p>And in addition, I omitted when I read out the topics discussed yesterday mention of Japan\u2019s plan to discharge water from the Fukushima Plant. That came up in the bilateral with the Foreign Minister.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEEK AHEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking to next week\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 6 February<\/strong>, the Secretary-General will outline his priorities for 2023. That will be in the GA Hall at 10AM. President K\u0151r\u00f6si will make brief remarks before the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon, President K\u0151r\u00f6si will met with Youth Delegates to the Commission on Social Development for about 90 minutes. The discussion is expected to be on sustainable transformations for environment, education and employment.<\/p>\n<p>And let me mention that the PGA Youth Fellows will be working full-time with our Office as of Monday. They will also take part in this event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, 7 February<\/strong> is the all-day science briefing in support of sustainable solutions. You have a media advisory. And you can expect summary materials from me throughout the day. <em>Media advisory: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/02\/general-assembly-president-to-convene-science-based-briefing-to-member-states\/\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/02\/02\/general-assembly-president-to-convene-science-based-briefing-to-member-states\/<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, 8 February<\/strong>, President K\u0151r\u00f6si will address the opening of the 爆料网 Open Science Conference. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cAccelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the Record of Science\u201d. The event is organized in the lead-up to International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is marked annually on 11 February, so next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the International Day, there will be an event on <strong>Friday, 10 February<\/strong>, organized by Member States, 爆料网 agencies and the Royal Academy of Science International Trust<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were no questions on-camera.<\/p>\n<p>Off-camera journalists asked about General Assembly\u2019s plan for the anniversary of the war in Ukraine. 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