{"id":274551,"date":"2023-12-04T14:43:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/?page_id=274551"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:18:41","slug":"official-travels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/official-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Travels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">The President of the General Assembly discloses information about any official visits he undertakes overseas.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In line with General Assembly resolutions on the revitalization of the General Assembly, President Philemon Yang is committed to posting information on his official travels in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>January- July 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japan, Tokyo, (31 January -4 February 2025) <\/strong>to <span data-contrast=\"auto\">seek to strengthen and promote multilateral cooperation with Japan on a range of global issues, including international peace and security and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sites\/un2.un.org\/files\/sotf-pact_for_the_future_adopted.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Pact for the Future<\/span><\/a>. (Supported by the Government of Japan and the OPGA Trust Fund) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2025\/01\/28\/media-advisory-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-undertake-official-travel-to-japan-and-india\/\">Media advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>India, Delhi, (4-8 February 2025) <\/strong>to <span data-contrast=\"auto\">seek to strengthen and promote multilateral cooperation with Japan and India on a range of global issues, including international peace and security and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sites\/un2.un.org\/files\/sotf-pact_for_the_future_adopted.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Pact for the Future<\/span><\/a>. (Supported by the Government of Japan and the OPGA Trust Fund) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2025\/01\/28\/media-advisory-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-undertake-official-travel-to-japan-and-india\/\">Media advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (14-18 February 2025) <\/strong>to enhance multilateral cooperation on an array of issues, including peace and security and <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.us3.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D52230c157cd095f1b9b77ca07%26id%3D634e3a958c%26e%3Dc1d66e8da5&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmariam.shaikh%40un.org%7C4d496e6735a040b1caee08dd4c7307c8%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638750779118809801%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eQR%2B%2FUgKTmGGFT27TbMOmOvR3DmQOhhzMfeWHLz6d8A%3D&amp;reserved=0\">the Pact for the Future<\/a>. (Supported by OPGA Trust Fund) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2025\/02\/14\/media-advisory-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-undertake-official-travel-to-addis-ababa-and-nairobi\/\">Media Advisory.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nairobi, Kenya, (18-22 February 2025) <\/strong>to enhance multilateral cooperation on an array of issues, including peace and security and <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.us3.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D52230c157cd095f1b9b77ca07%26id%3D634e3a958c%26e%3Dc1d66e8da5&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmariam.shaikh%40un.org%7C4d496e6735a040b1caee08dd4c7307c8%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638750779118809801%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eQR%2B%2FUgKTmGGFT27TbMOmOvR3DmQOhhzMfeWHLz6d8A%3D&amp;reserved=0\">the Pact for the Future<\/a>. (Supported by OPGA Trust Fund) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2025\/02\/14\/media-advisory-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-undertake-official-travel-to-addis-ababa-and-nairobi\/\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Geneva, Switzerland, (22- 26 February 2025) <\/strong>to participate in the 58th session of the Human Rights Council. (Supported by OPGA Trust Fund) <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/un\/media-advisory-on-travel-to-geneva\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Slovakia, Bratislava, (9-10 April 2025) <\/strong>to attend the meeting of the Council of Presidents of the Â鶹APP General Assembly (UNCPGA) (Supported by Government of Slovak Republic and OPGA Trust Fund) <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/un\/media-advisory-on-the-president-of-the-general-assemblys-travel-to-slovakia-and-turkiye\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>T\u00fcrkiye, Antalya, (10-13 April 2025) <\/strong>to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (Supported by Government of T\u00fcrkiye and OPGA Trust Fund) <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/un\/media-advisory-on-the-president-of-the-general-assemblys-travel-to-slovakia-and-turkiye\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rome,Italy, (27-28 June 2025),<\/strong> an official visit to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy from 27 June to 28 June 2025. President Yang will deliver the 2025 McDougall Memorial Lecture at FAO Headquarters. <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/un\/president-un-general-assembly-to-attend-4th-international-conference-on-ffd4-in-spain\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Seville, Spain (28 June to 3 July 2025)<\/strong>, an official visit to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/financing.desa.un.org\/ffd4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)<\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/un\/president-un-general-assembly-to-attend-4th-international-conference-on-ffd4-in-spain\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hague, Netherlands (22 July to 24 July 2025),<\/strong> an official visit to attend a public sitting of the Court on Wednesday, 23 July 2025, where the President of the Court will deliver the Court\u2019s Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/un\/media-advisory-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-undertake-official-visit-to-the-international-court-of-justice\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Awaza, Turkeministan (5 Aug to 8 Aug 2025),<\/strong> an official visit to attend Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2025\/08\/01\/media-advisory-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-attend-third-un-conference-on-landlocked-developing-countries-in-awaza-turkmenistan\/\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Holy See, Rome (9 Aug to 13 Aug 2025),<\/strong> an official visit to meet with Pope Leo XIV, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/un\/president-of-un-general-assembly-to-meet-pope-leo-xiv-in-the-holy-see\">Media Advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>October 2024 &#8211; December 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Republic of Korea, Seoul, (28 -30 October 2024) <\/strong>to attend Annual Meetings of the Council of Presidents of the Â鶹APP General Assembly (UNCPGA). (Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and the OPGA Trust Fund) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2024\/10\/25\/media-advisory-pgas-official-visit-to-the-republic-of-korea-and-the-peoples-republic-of-china\/\">Media advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>People\u2019s Republic of China, Beijing and Hubei Province (30 October- 3 November 2024) to<\/strong> place a spotlight on the priorities of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly and the important contribution of China to the work of the UN (Supported by the Government of the People\u2019s Republic of China and the OPGA Trust Fund) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2024\/10\/25\/media-advisory-pgas-official-visit-to-the-republic-of-korea-and-the-peoples-republic-of-china\/\">Media advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Azerbaijan, Baku (10 November- 3-14 November 2024) <\/strong><\/strong>to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties to the <a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/cop29\/about-cop29\">UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). to <\/a>underscore the UN General Assembly\u2019s commitment to global climate action, stressing the need for increased climate finance to boost implementation, adaptation, and mitigation efforts. (Supported by the Government of Azerbaijan and the OPGA Trust Fund) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2024\/11\/08\/media-advisory-pga-visit-to-azerbaijan-to-attend-cop29\/\">Media advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>State of Qatar, Doha (6 December- 8 December 2024)<\/strong>\u00a0to attend the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdohaforum.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmariam.shaikh%40un.org%7Cc81ab111df10402bc98108dd15252214%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638689971406418041%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MmtOoQQXAIibwpcedwNSCQQ8UkxEVN6g7szMIovjx08%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Doha Forum 2024 <\/a><\/u>to underscore the importance of implementation of the recently adopted <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sites\/un2.un.org\/files\/sotf-pact_for_the_future_adopted.pdf\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Pact for the Future<\/a><\/u>, a blueprint for reinvigorating multilateralism to address present and future challenges. (Supported by the Government of the State of Qatar and the OPGA Trust Fund) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2024\/12\/05\/media-advisory-pga-to-attend-doha-forum-in-the-state-of-qatar\/\">Media advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the General Assembly discloses information about any official visits he undertakes overseas. 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