General Assembly resolution , adopted on 1 September 2023, invited Member States and Â鶹APP system entities to join a voluntary pledge to limit the number of side events during the general debate. It partially reads:

¡°We, the signatories, pledge:?

  1. To voluntarily limit the number of side events hosted, sponsored or co-sponsored by our delegations in the margins of the general debate;
  2. To consult, as much as possible, other delegations when planning side events to identify events on similar topics or issues in an effort to minimize overlap and avoid duplication;
  3. To provide details, as appropriate, of any side events organized by our delegations in a timely fashion to the Secretariat for inclusion in the Journal of the Â鶹APP;
  4. To apply the above commitments to all side events, regardless of format, which may include virtual events and those organized outside of Â鶹APP Headquarters.¡±

In accordance with paragraph 17(d) of the resolution, the Office of the President of the General Assembly informs that the Member States and Â鶹APP system entities listed below have signed the voluntary pledge in the order of receipt by the Office.?

Member States

  1. Belarus
  2. Portugal
  3. Slovakia
  4. Finland
  5. Hungary
  6. Philippines
  7. Honduras
  8. Argentina
  9. Cyprus
  10. Netherlands
  11. South Africa
  12. Singapore
  13. El Salvador
  14. Ireland
  15. Bulgaria
  16. Greece
  17. Luxembourg
  18. Slovenia
  19. Switzerland
  20. Belgium
  21. France
  22. Zimbabwe
  23. Austria
  24. Germany
  25. Poland
  26. Mexico
  27. Senegal
  28. Denmark
  29. Latvia
  30. Sweden
  31. Moldova
  32. Guyana
  33. Czechia
  34. Australia
  35. Malta

Â鶹APP system entities

  1. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Â鶹APP Secretariat
  2. Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Â鶹APP Secretariat
  3. Office of the Â鶹APP High Commissioner for Human Rights
  4. Department of Safety and Security, Â鶹APP Secretariat
  5. Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
  6. International Telecommunication Union
  7. Office of the Â鶹APP High Commissioner for Refugees
  8. Â鶹APP Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
  9. Office of Counter-Terrorism, Â鶹APP Secretariat

 

Last update: 24 June 2024

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