Moldovan deputy minister attends summit on UN reform held in New York

19:39 | 18.09.2017 Category: Official

Chisinau, 18 September /MOLDPRES/ – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Lilian Darii, participated on 18 September 2017, in New York, at the High-level meeting on UN reform, hosted by the US President Donald Trump, the Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ministry’s public diplomacy, strategic communication and interaction with press service has reported.

The event brought together the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, high-level representatives from over 120 UN member states, which subscribed to the Political Declaration for UN Reform.

The Declaration offers support and expresses confidence in the Secretary-General’s reform initiatives and encourages him to lead organizational reform.

Moreover, it provides for support to the Secretary-General in making concrete changes in the United Nations system to better align its work on humanitarian response, development and sustaining peace initiatives. Also, the document confirms the commitment of the UN member states to reducing mandate duplication, redundancy and overlap, including among the main organs of the United Nations.

The Republic of Moldova signed the Political Declaration on UN Reform on 12 September 2017.

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