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DWP002 UN General Debate 2018 – Preparation

Chapter Time Intro 00:00:00.000 End-of-Presidency Press Briefing by PGA 00:01:38.254 117th Plenary Meeting of GA 01:10:59.580 PGA-Elect Briefs Press 01:43:19.871 1st Plenary Meeting of GA 73rd Session 02:03:27.732 Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General 02:19:05.047 Secretary-General Briefs Press 02:22:38.758 Permanent Representative of US Briefs Press 02:38:53.996 General Debate 2018 Trailer 02:52:43.405 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (72ND SESSION): * End-of-Presidency Press Briefing by President of General Assembly (13 Sep 2018) [https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2234/2234474/] * @INTGenderChamps [https://twitter.com/INTGenderChamps] * 117th Plenary Meeting of General Assembly 72nd Session (17 Sep 2018) [https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2236/2236638/] * President of General Assembly-Elect Briefs Press (17 Sep 2018) [https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2236/2236684/] UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (73RD SESSION): * 1st Plenary Meeting of General Assembly 73rd Session (18 Sep 2018) [https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2237/2237709/] * undocs.org/A/73/367 [http://undocs.org/A/73/367] * undocs.org/A/73/367/Rev.1 [http://undocs.org/A/73/367/Rev.1] * Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General (18 Sep 2018) [https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2237/2237520/] * Secretary-General Briefs Press (20 Sep 2018) [https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2239/2239852/] * Permanent Representative of United States Briefs Press (20 Sep 2018) [https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2239/2239939/] * Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General (21 Sep 2018) [https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2240/2240823/] * UN Honour Roll [http://www.un.org/en/ga/contributions/honourroll.shtml] LINKS: * Get Ready for the UN General Debate 2018 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoRmdDhgzvU]

DWP001 UN General Debate 2017 – Opening

Chapter Time Introduction 00:00:00.000 The UN and General Debate 00:02:40.000 The General Assembly 00:06:20.000 General Debate 00:28:50.000 Secretary-General of the UN 00:30:15.000 President of the GA 01:02:10.000 Brazil 01:13:55.000 United States of America 01:26:00.000 End 02:15:00.000 THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: * Peter Thomson (President of the General Assembly) on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals – Press Conference, 8 September 2017 [http://webtv.un.org/search/peter-thomson-president-of-the-general-assembly-on-the-implementation-of-the-sustainable-development-goals-press-conference-8-september-2017/5568788159001] * General Assembly, 1st plenary meeting, 72nd session (12 Sep 2017) [http://webtv.un.org/search/general-assembly-1st-plenary-meeting-72nd-session/5571182112001] * undocs.org/A/72/380 [http://undocs.org/A/72/380] * Committee on Contributions [http://www.un.org/en/ga/contributions/] * UN Prepares for GA: Interpreters [http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/general-assembly/general-debate/71st-session-chinese/watch/un-prepares-for-ga-interpreters-/5575981381001] * UN Prepares for GA: UN Security [http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/general-assembly/general-debate/71st-session-chinese/watch/un-prepares-for-ga-un-security/5575981378001] THE FIRST 4 STATEMENTS: * Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. Mr. António Guterres Statement [https://gadebate.un.org/en/72/secretary-general-united-nations] * President of the General Assembly H.E. Mr. Miroslav Laj?ák Statement [https://gadebate.un.org/en/72/president-general-assembly-opening] * Brazil H.E. Mr. Michel Temer Statement [https://gadebate.un.org/en/72/brazil] Paris Agreement on climate change [http://newsroom.unfccc.int/unfccc-newsroom/finale-cop21/] Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons] * United States of America H.E. Mr. Donald J. Trump Statement [https://gadebate.un.org/en/72/united-states-america] North Korea * North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese_citizens] * Megumi Yokota [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megumi_Yokota] Iran * Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action] * Washington Post – Cape Up – Trita Parsi explains why pulling out of the nuclear deal with Iran would be harmful [https://soundcloud.com/washington-post/trita-parsi-explains-why] Human Rights Council * Current Membership of the Human Rights Council, 1 January – 31 December 2017 [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/Year2017.aspx] * Ambassador Haley Delivers Remarks at the Graduate Institute of Geneva [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGH952uDUbQ] LINKS: * Global Compact for Migration [http://refugeesmigrants.un.org/migration-compact] * 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld]