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General Assembly Elects Only Fourth Woman as President of Seventy-Third Session, Also Choosing 21 Vice-Presidents by Acclamation

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The General Assembly elected María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés (Ecuador) today as President of its seventy-third session — making her only the fourth woman to helm the 193-member organ in its more than seven-decades-long history — while also electing 21 Vice-Presidents by acclamation.

Critical Role of Science, Technology, Innovation Cannot Be Ignored, Economic and Social Council President Tells Multi-Stakeholder Forum

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Technology must act as a bridge, not a divide at a time when the world sought to leave no one behind while striving to realize common objectives in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Economic and Social Council heard today at its third annual multi‑stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals.

New Technology Bank Key Tool for Overcoming Poverty, Structural Challenges in Least Developed Countries, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Inauguration

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the inauguration of the Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries, in Gebze, Turkey, today: