(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Csaba Kőrösi, President-elect of the Seventy-Seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly briefs the press after being elected at UN world head quarters in New York June 07, 2022.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Csaba Kőrösi, a veteran Hungarian diplomat, was appointed President of the forthcoming 77th session of the UN General Assembly during an official ceremony in New York on Tuesday. Ambassador Kőrösi, Director of Environmental Sustainability at the Office of the President of Hungary, will lead the UN’s chief deliberative and policymaking body, starting in September. He was elected by acclamation by the General Assembly, which comprises all 193 UN Member States. Kőrösi will take over from the current General Assembly President, Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives in September.
“By electing me, you have reconfirmed the assessment that the geopolitical risks and those stemming from the unsustainable way of our development, have started to merge and reinforce each other,”
-President-Elect of UN General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi said
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Csaba Kőrösi, President-elect of the Seventy-Seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly speaks inside the General Assembly hall after being elected at UN world head quarters in New York June 07, 2022.
Mr. Kőrösi vowed to make ‘Solutions through Solidarity, Sustainability and Science’ the motto for its 77th session.
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Csaba Kőrösi, President-elect of the Seventy-Seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly speaks inside the General Assembly hall after being elected at UN world head quarters in New York June 07, 2022.
Kőrösi highlighted the “ominous challenges” facing countries, including food and energy shortages, but also debt, the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, and urgent humanitarian and protection needs.
“There is no way back to the old normal. The only way out of our current predicament is through continued reforms and transformation of this Organization and strengthening our cooperation. We must do much better in delivering on our jointly agreed goals, commitments and pledges.”
-President-Elect of UN General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi said
Mr. Kőrösi outlined priorities to address the complex global challenges while upholding the UN’s key pillars of peace and security, human rights, and sustainable development.
Stand Firm on Basic Principles of UN Charter
They include standing firm on the basic principles of the UN Charter, making significant and measurable progress in “sustainable transformation”, enhancing the role of science in decision making, and promoting greater solidarity.
“We live in times that rock the foundation this Organization was built upon. With multiple crises looming, nothing less than the credibility of the UN is at stake,” Kőrösi told his fellow ambassadors.
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(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Csaba Kőrösi, President-elect of the Seventy-Seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly briefs the press after being elected at UN world head quarters in New York June 07, 2022.
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulates Csaba Kőrösi, President-elect of the Seventy-Seventh session of the UN General Assembly after being elected at UN world head quarters in New York June 07, 2022.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the President-elect and highlighted the critical role of the General Assembly in a world in peril.
He said Mr. Kőrösi brings a broad perspective to the post, namely a familiarity with the United Nations, expertise in environmental sustainability, and steadfast commitment to multilateral action.
“I welcome the focus of his Presidency on ‘Solutions through Solidarity, Sustainability and Science’, and I count on him to help us advance across the spectrum of our work,” – the UN Chief said.
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Csaba Kőrösi, President-elect of the Seventy-Seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly briefs the press after being elected at UN world head quarters in New York June 07, 2022.
The current General Assembly President, Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives, expressed readiness to fully support his successor, adding that engagement towards a smooth transition has already begun.
