UN PARTICIPATION: Legislators, non-governmental organizations and expats are to advocate the nation’s participation in the world body at various meetings and forums

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 17, 2018
By: Lu Yi-hsuan  /  Staff reporter

Cabinet officials are to attend a series of events in New York this week showcasing the nation’s efforts to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and lobby for support for Taiwan’s participation in UN events.

The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly is to open tomorrow at UN Headquarters in New York, with the annual general debate to run from Tuesday next week through Oct. 1.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs last month said that Taiwan would maintain an approach of not actively seeking UN membership, but would instead call for meaningful participation in the organization.

A delegation led by Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Deputy Minister Chan Shun-kuei (詹順貴) is to attend a seminar tomorrow on global partnerships in achieving the SDGs, jointly hosted by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New York, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society and the Marshall Islands government.    [FULL  STORY]