The President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, H E Tijjani Muhammad appointed Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador, H E Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, and
Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations Ambassador, H E Anna Karin Enestrom to facilitate and lead international negotiations for an agreement on a statement of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
This was stated in a letter circulated by the President of the General Assembly to all UN Member States.
The political statement, to be adopted at the high-level meeting on September 21, 2020, with the participation of heads of state and government, will be under the theme: a brief, forward-looking objective statement that strengthens unity among Member States, reaffirms collective commitment to multilateralism and to the United Nations, and reflects joint vision towards a shared future.
The General Assembly, in its resolution 73/299 entitled “Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations”, approved the high-level meeting.
Concluding his message, H E Tijjani Muhammad expressed his thanks and appreciation to Ambassador H E Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani and to H E Ambassador Anna Karin Enestrom for accepting this important responsibility, calling on all Member States to provide support and cooperation to make the mission a success.
