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the Deputy Secretary-General; Queen M\u00e1xima of the Netherlands, who is the Secretary-General\u2019s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development; and the Executive Director of \u201cGateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/75\/2021\/04\/27\/high-level-thematic-debate-on-digital-cooperation-and-connectivity-4\/\">his remarks<\/a>, President Bozkir said the digital divide threatens to become the new face of inequality. It is those already furthest behind who remain disconnected. The starkness of the divide is bordering on immoral.<\/li>\n<li>He added that the digital divide was real long before COVID-19. The global pandemic has only exacerbated the problem, starkly highlighting the digital-haves and the digital have-nots.<\/li>\n<li>He said we cannot afford to wait and must galvanize political momentum today.<\/li>\n<li>There are three panel discussions today. The first, which took place this morning, focused on \u201cEnding the Digital Divide by 2030\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The two that will be held this afternoon will focus on \u201cEquitable Access and Digital Empowerment\u201d and \u201cGreening the Digital Future\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Speakers throughout the day include the CEOs of Intel and Verizon Communications; the Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers International; Microsoft\u2019s Vice President for UN Affairs; and the Secretaries-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie, the Digital Cooperation Organisation and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRESIDENT TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking ahead, tomorrow morning the General Assembly plenary plans to take action on three new draft resolutions.<\/li>\n<li>The topics are: global drowning prevention, including the proclamation of World Drowning Prevention Day; the International Day of Women Judges; and solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,\u00a0as well as neighbouring countries affected by the impact of the eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano.<\/li>\n<li>In other news, the President plans to give a press conference at UN Headquarters \u2013 one week from today \u2013 on Tuesday 4 May at 11:00 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRESIDENT\u2019S LETTER OUTLINES DIALOGUE PROCESS FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL SELECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/75\/sg-selection\/\">Secretary-General selection and appointment process<\/a>, the Spokesperson was asked who would be submitting vision statements and participating in the informal dialogue with Member States on 7 May. The Spokesperson said that, as of now, one candidate\u2019s name had been circulated to all Member States by the Presidents of the General Assembly and Security Council. That was Ant\u00f3nio Guterres of Portugal. As such, Mr. Guterres would be participating on 7 May.<\/li>\n<li>The Spokesperson added that the President had sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/75\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2021\/04\/PGA-letter-Informal-interactive-dialogue-SG-selection-and-appointment-process.pdf\">a letter to all Member States<\/a> yesterday, which provided more details on the informal dialogue process. Noting that the President would be convening the dialogue, he added that Member States were encouraged to ask questions to the candidate. Questions were also being collected online from civil society.<\/li>\n<li>In response to a related question, the Spokesperson said that there were an additional six applicants who had written to the President. Replying to a further inquiry, the Spokesperson said it was up to the Presidents of the General Assembly and Security Council to decide together whether or not to circulate additional names to the membership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER ITEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Myanmar<\/u><\/strong>: Asked whether the General Assembly was considering a draft resolution on Myanmar, the Spokesperson said he understood that a draft was currently open for co-sponsorship by Member States. However, as of now, nothing had been formally tabled. As such, no related plenary meeting had been scheduled.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>US-UN relations<\/u><\/strong>: Asked how the President viewed relations between the United Nations and United States, now that President Joe Biden was in office, the Spokesperson said the relationship between the General Assembly and the US had always been important, including because the US was the Assembly\u2019s host country. Contacts between the US and General Assembly continued to be strong. 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