On November 17th, 2021, the President of the General Assembly met, for the first time in 20 months, with Civil Society representatives. The group was purposely kept small, but relief and gratitude showed on the faces of both moderators and participants as they engaged once again in an in-person setting.
President Abdulla Shahid set the tone for this return by sharing his vision statement entitled “Presidency of Hope: Delivering for People, for the Planet and for Prosperity.” Within this statement he included what he called the “Five Rays of Hope”, inviting five separate Civil Society organizations to offer five short keynote statements addressing these Rays.
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