Denis Francis has been elected the new President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 1 June. He will lead and conduct the 78th session of the UNGA as the President of the General Assembly. As he has expressed his commitment to his resolutions - Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability, it has sent a message to the world that Dennis Francis is going to make the General Assembly very constructive in his tenure, where peace and tranquility will prevail. Sufficient opportunities will open for development. It is also expected that the countries between which there is conflict and war-like situation, there will be further improvement and the circumstances of those countries will change. Encroachment of human rights will stop and stability of peace will also increase.
In the year 1953, the 8th United Nations General Assembly was presided over by Vidushi, who suffered jail torture in an important movement like civil disobedience of India. Freedom fighter Vijayalakshmi Pandit also had the distinction of being the first woman president of the Mahasabha. On January 16, 1946, the Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spark was elected the first President of the United Nations General Assembly. Vijayalakshmi Pandit carried on the legacy of the first President of the General Assembly, who is now the diplomat of Trinidad and Tobago.
Denis Francis will preside over the 78th session. However, there has been a lot of difference between then and now. After 75 years, there are many opinions about the United Nations in the world. Things have changed completely. UN-OHCHR High Commissioner Volker Turk has been drawing the attention of the whole world towards the war situations in his many statements. The United Nations Security Council and the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights have become vocal on the bitter truth of human rights in Ukraine and Russia or Sudan, but the situation has not improved. Human rights are a matter of concern in different regions of the world today, so we cannot lose sight of its reality. Leaving aside war zones, the human rights situation for women in Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh is becoming more dire. In such a situation, this year can be very complicated for the President of the United Nations General Assembly, because when the countries of the world gather in New York in September, there will be many questions in front of Dennis and it will be the responsibility of the President to answer those questions. .
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres himself has said that Dennis Francis' tenure will be marked by conflict, climate turmoil, and rising poverty, food
poverty and inequality, while the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals is increasingly out of reach. If Dennis Francis can figure something out, it will be a great achievement of his. Experts tell. That the role of the President in the United Nations General Assembly is very important during the special General Assembly session and Denis Francis will have to deal with these aspects. After being elected President of the General Assembly, Denis Francis said in his statement that he would prioritize the promotion and accessibility of meaningful dialogue.
The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights is trying to make the 78th session memorable for the grand event of the United Nations Universal Declaration. Important discussion on 17-point Sustainable Development Goal-2030 will also take place in this session. Now it depends on Dennis Francis' own style of functioning and leadership that how they speed up these issues. If Dennis Francis unites the opinion of the world and provides dynamism for decisive human welfare in the right direction, then definitely he will be successful and the whole world will always look at him with respect.
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