{"id":121217,"date":"2017-09-22T18:24:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T22:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=121217\/"},"modified":"2017-09-22T18:24:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T22:24:37","slug":"executive-general-unitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/09\/22\/executive-general-unitar\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive-General of the Â鶹APP Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)"},"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;3.0.69&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The President of the 72nd session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k, met today with Mr. Nikhil Seith, Executive-General of the Â鶹APP Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). They discussed strengthening the links between the work of the General Assembly and people at the national levels.   The President welcomed the work that UNITAR does focusing on people including training policy makers particularly around the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting with Executive-General of the Â鶹APP Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":121185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #00a8ff;\">President-elect of UN General Assembly outlines priorities to Indian officials in New Delhi<\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>New Delhi, India,<em>\u00a028 August 2017\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The President-elect of the 72nd session of the Â鶹APP General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k, today concluded a two-day visit to New Delhi. While in the Indian capital, he met with H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India; H.E. Ms. Sushma Swaraj, Minister for External Affairs of the Republic of India; H.E. Mr. M.J. Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs of the Republic of India; and the Â鶹APP Country Team in India, headed by the Â鶹APP Resident Coordinator, Mr. Yuri Afanasiev.<\/strong><\/p><p>At the invitation of Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, President of the Governing Body and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS), the President-elect also met with a group of experts on the Â鶹APP to exchange views on the overall work of the Organization and possibilities for its further improvement.<\/p><p>During his meeting with the Prime Minister, the President-elect outlined his priorities for the upcoming General Assembly session, including improving the lives of all people, preventing conflict, sustaining peace, addressing migration, advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, tackling climate change and promoting human rights. He thanked the Prime Minister for India\u2019s contribution to his office\u2019s trust fund and added, \u201cI have always believed in the Â鶹APP. And I am counting on India\u2019s continued support to ensure that the Organization remains relevant and capable of helping the world to find solutions to current challenges.\u201d The two also discussed the fight against terrorism, poverty and youth radicalization, as well as the role of regional organizations in the international system.<\/p><p>Upon meeting the Minister for External Affairs, the President-elect thanked her for inviting him to visit India. Their talks then focused on Security Council reform, revitalization of the General Assembly, terrorism, the Sustainable Development Goals, migration, climate change, investing in youth and sustaining peace. On human rights in general, the President-elect stressed that the international agenda must remain overarching and non-politicised, especially since human rights violations were often the first indicator of impending conflict.<\/p><p>The President-elect was accompanied to India by his Chief of Staff, H.E. Mr. Franti\u0161ek Ru\u017ei\u010dka, and his Spokesperson, Mr. Brenden Varma. Travel costs were covered by the Government of India.<\/p><p>***<\/p><p><strong>For media inquiries, please contact:<\/strong><\/p><p>Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President-elect of the General Assembly, 1-212-963-7238, 1-917-818-9873, <a href=\"mailto:varmab@un.org\">varmab@un.org<\/a><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[69,325],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-readout","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Executive-General of the Â鶹APP Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) - General Assembly of the Â鶹APP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/09\/22\/executive-general-unitar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Executive-General of the Â鶹APP Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) - 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