When the President of the General Assembly Was Given a Seat at a Summit a Back Row Seat

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26 June 2023, 08:15

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 26 (IPS) - When the United Nations commemorated ‘International Day of Women in Diplomacy’ last week, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) Csaba K?rösi rightly pointed out the woeful absence of women to hold that position in the UN hierarchy.

“Women have played a central role in the history of the United Nations ever since the signing of the UN Charter,” he said, “but out of the 78 people elected to my role, President of the General Assembly, only four have been women.”

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