New Delhi, (thestates.news) Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will deliver a keynote address virtually at this year’s
High-Level segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council session on
Friday, the Prime Minister’s office said.
Mr Modi will be speaking at the valedictory session along with the Prime
Minister of Norway and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The annual High-level Segment convenes a diverse group of high-level
representatives from the Government, the private sector, civil society and
academia. The theme of this year’s High-level Segment is “Multilateralism
after COVID19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th anniversary”.
Set against the changing international environment and the COVID-19 pandemic,
this session will focus on critical forces shaping the course of
multilateralism and explore ways to bolster the global agenda through strong
leadership, effective international institutions, a broadening of participation
and enhanced significance of global public goods.
This will be first opportunity for the PM to address the broader UN membership
since India’s overwhelming election as a non-permanent member of the Security
Council on June 17, for the term 2021-22.
The theme of the High-Level Segment of the ECOSOC, on the 75th Anniversary of
the founding of the UN, also resonates with India’s Security Council priority,
wherein we have called for ‘reformed multilateralism’ in a post-COVID-19 world.
It also recalls India’s role, as the holder of the inaugural Presidency of
ECOSOC. PM had earlier delivered the keynote address virtually at the 70th
anniversary of ECOSOC in January 2016. (uni) (#mediasaheb.com)
PM to address High-Level segment of ECOSOC on July 17
