Statement of the President of the General Assembly at the General Assembly Debate, September 20, 2016.
Statement of the President, September 20, 2016
The gap between rich and poor; between women and men; and between developing countries and advanced economies remains stubbornly high.
Statement of the President, September 20, 2016
It is my hope that in collaboration with Member States and the wider UN community, it will also prove possible over coming months to [...] strengthen the UN’s peace and security pillar by enhancing the UN ability to prevent and respond to conflicts and threats; [...] to advance the ‘sustaining peace’ agenda as fundamental to the UN’s engagement across peace and security, development, and human rights [...], to combat discrimination, and to further the realization of human rights, so that all people are able to live free and equal in dignity and rights, [...] to strive for greater consensus on disarmament and non-proliferation, and to work towards transforming the UN itself by addressing the need for gender equality and parity and better geographical balance [...].