Last Updated on October 30, 2020, 9:24 AM AST by Anthony Morris
On November 1, St Vincent and the Grenadines would assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for one month which is ending November 30.
This is the first and only presidency of SVG during the stint of the country on the council and forms part of the responsibility of SVG as a non-permanent member.
The presidency of SVG of the UN Security Council, during November, aims at addressing contemporary challenges which include: Environmental Challenges, Pandemics, the Nexus between Development and Peace and Security and Climate Change and its security consequences.
Important events for November are:
November 2, Press briefing – Dr Hon Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines would conduct the briefing.
The event would be streamed live from the Facebook pages of the Permanent Mission of SVG to the United Nations to the United Nations and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce. It would be aired on the Eye on Government programme which is hosted by the Agency for Public Information.
November 3, the Dr Hon would chair security Council Virtual Open Debate with the theme “Peacebuilding and Sustainable Peace: Contemporary Drivers of Insecurity and Conflict”.
November 4, Meeting of the Police Commissioners from the UN Peacekeeping Missions; for highlighting issues affecting Haiti.
November 16, Peace and security in Africa [G5 Sahel].
SVG was elected officially as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security and assumed its position formally on January 2, 2020, which would run for two years; culminating on December 31, 2021.
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