Open-ended informal consultative process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
Pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 54/33 of 24 November 1999 entitled ‘Results of the review by the Commission on Sustainable Development of the sectoral theme of “Oceans and seas”: international coordination and cooperation’ and 77/248 of 30 December 2022 entitled ‘Oceans and law of the sea’:
On 19 January 2023, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-chairs:
· H.E. Ms. Elina Kalkku, Permanent Representative of Finland;
· H.E. Mr. Viliami Va’inga Tōnē, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Tonga.
Financing for Development
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 69/313 of 27 July 2015 entitled “Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Addis Ababa Action Agenda)”:
On 4 November and 22 November 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Mr. Olivier Maes, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg.
· H.E. Ms. Mathu Joyini, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa.
Documents
Global Digital Compact
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/6 of 15 November 2021 entitled “Follow-up to the report of the Secretary General entitled ‘Our Common Agenda’:
On 27 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Ms. Anna Karin Eneström, Permanent Representative of Sweden;
· H.E. Mr. Claver Gatete, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda.
Roadmap
Declaration on Future Generations
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/6 of 15 November 2021 entitled “Follow-up to the report of the Secretary General entitled ‘Our Common Agenda’” and as a follow-up of the letters of the President of the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly dated 6 June 2022 and 9 September 2022:
On 20 October 2022 and on 7 March 2023, the President of the General Assembly reappointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Ms. Yoka Brandt, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
· H.E. Mr. Brian Christopher Manley Wallace, Permanent Representative of Jamaica.
Theme of 2024 ECOSOC and HLPF
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/290 A and B of 25 June 2021 entitled “Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 72/305 on the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council” and “Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 67/290 on the format and organizational aspects of the high-level political forum on sustainable development and 70/299 on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level”:
On 20 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as facilitator:
· H.E. Mrs. Paula Narváez Ojeda, Permanent Representative of Chile.
Documents
SDG Follow-up and Review – Political Declaration
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 70/299 of 29 July 2016 entitled “Follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level”:
On 20 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Mr. Fergal Tomas Mythen, Permanent Representative of Ireland;
· H.E. Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar.
Documents
- Letter from CoF – Draft elements paper – SDG Summit political declaration – 28 Feb 2023
- Draft elements paper – SDG Summit political declaration – 28 Feb 2023
- Roadmap
- Zero-draft of the Political Declaration
Steering Committee on Accessibility
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/341 of 16 September 2019 entitled “Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly”, which has advocated for the improvement of accessibility in the United Nations for persons with disabilities:
On 19 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly reappointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Mr. Walton Alfonso Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda;
· H.E. Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States of America.
Universal Health Coverage
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/315 of 17 August 2021 entitled “Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage”:
On 19 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Mrs. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Guyana;
· H.E. Mr. Suriya Chindawongse, Permanent Representative of Thailand.
Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/301 of 2 September 2022 entitled “High-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response”:
On 19 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel;
· H.E. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Fight Against Tuberculosis
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/3 of 18 October 2018 entitled “Political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the fight against tuberculosis”:
On 19 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Mr. Krzysztof Szczerski, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland;
· H.E. Mr. Bakhtiyor Ibragimov, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Disaster Risk Reduction
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/204 of 17 December 2021 entitled “Disaster risk reduction”:
On 19 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Mr. Mitchell Fifield, Permanent Representative of Australia;
· H.E. Mr. Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia.
Documents
- Cover letter from co-facilitators presenting the zero draft of the DRR political declaration dated 6 March
- Zero Draft of the political declaration
- Cover letter from co-facilitators sharing the DRR roadmap of the political declaration dated 12 January
- PGA Letter circulating the roadmap from the co-facilitators
Steering Committee of SIDS Partnership
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 70/202 of 22 December 2015 entitled “Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States”
On 19 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Ms. Ana Paula Baptista Grade Zacarias, Permanent Representative of Portugal;
· H.E. Mr. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa’olelei Luteru, Permanent Representative of the Independent State of Samoa.
The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: seventh review
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/291 of 30 June 2021 entitled “The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: eighth review”:
On 18 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Mr. Robert Rae, Permanent Representative of Canada;
· H.E. Mr. Tarek Ladeb, Permanent Representative of Tunisia.
Documents
- Cover letter from co-facilitators dated 18 April 2023
- Flyer for 2023 GCTS Townhall
- Updated Roadmap
- Rev.1
- Zero Draft
Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/325 of 15 September 2021 entitled “Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly”:
On 18 October, the President of the General Assembly reappointed as co-chairs:
· H.E. Mr. Mitchell Fifield, Permanent Representative of Australia;
· H.E. Ms. Egriselda Aracely González López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador.
Documents
Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform
Pursuant to General Assembly decision 76/572 of 12 July 2022, concerning the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council:
On 18 October 2022 and on 30 January 2023, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-chairs:
· H.E. Mr. Tareq M. A. M. Albanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait.
· H.E. Mr. Alexander Marschik, Permanent Representative of Austria.
Summit of the Future
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/307 of 12 September 2022 entitled “Modalities for the Summit of the Future”:
On 18 October 2022, the President of the General Assembly appointed as co-facilitators:
· H.E. Ms. Antje Leendertse, Permanent Representative of Germany;
· H.E. Mr. Neville Melvin Gertze, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Namibia.