Past Presidents

67th Session: Vuk Jeremić

Portrait of H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the United Nations General Assembly’s 67th session. UN Photo/Mark Garten

H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly’s 67th session on 8 June 2012. At the time of his election, he was serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia.

H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić presided the General Assembly’s 67th session from 18 September 2012 to 16 September 2013.

Also on 8 June 2012, the General Assembly elected 20 of the 21 Vice-Presidents for the 67th session - the 21st Vice-President was elected on 23 July 2012:

Priorities

Delivering as One

The theme of the High-Level debate at the opening of the sixty-seventh session of the Assembly was bringing about adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations by peaceful means. "Given our experience," said president H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić in his acceptance speech, "we believe that we can facilitate the implementation of any resulting proposals, including those related specifically to conflict prevention. In taking up this critical issue in September and beyond, let us not forget that peace is not merely the absence of war. As was once remarked by Spinoza, the first philosopher to argue that democracy is the best form of government, peace is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence and justice."

Following opening week, on Monday, 24 September, the General Assembly convened a high-level meeting on the rule of law at the national and international levels, during which Member States, non-governmental organizations and civil society worked towards strengthening the rule of law.

Among key issues on its agenda, the Assembly addressed the following:

  • Millennium Development Goals;
  • Climate change and sustainable development;
  • Food security;
  • The role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of conflicts;
  • Disarmament;
  • United Nations reform, including reform of the Security Council, revitalization of the work of the General Assembly and reaffirming the central role of the Organization in global governance.

Also during its sixty-seventh session, which runs through mid-September 2013, the Assembly considered the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which took place in Brazil in June 2012. In addition, the Assembly prepared for two high-level meetings, to be held during its sixty-eighth session in 2013: a high-level dialogue on international migration and development, and a high-level meeting with the theme, “The way forward: a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond”.

Statements and Messages

September 2013
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July 2013
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May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
June 2012

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September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012

Events

September 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013

Team

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  • Mr. Zdravko Ponoš, Chef de Cabinet
  • Mr. Dejan Šahović, Deputy-Chef de Cabinet
  • Mr. Damjan Krnjević-Mišković, Senior Special Advisor
  • Mr. Nikola Jovanović, Spokesperson
  • Mr. Gordon Bardos, Special Advisor
  • Mr. Roman Hunger, Senior Advisor (Disarmament, International Security, Peacekeeping)
  • Mr. Jorge Tagle, Advisor (Sixth Committee, Middle East, Relations with GRULAC)
  • Mr. João Alberto Dourado Quintaes, Advisor (Sustainable Development, Second Committee, Relations with G77)
  • Mr. Sipho Seakamela, Advisor (Human Rights, Third Committee, Relations with Africa Group, NAM)
  • Mr. Mehmet Özöktem, Advisor (Fourth Committee, Alliance of Civilization, Mediation, UN Reform)
  • Mr. Daniel Dickinson, Speechwriter, Deputy Spokesperson
  • Ms. Jutta Edthofer, Advisor (Political, Economic, Humanitarian Issues, Civil Society, High-level Meetings)
  • Mr. Artem Pashchenko, Digital Media Officer, Assistant to the Spokesperson
  • Mr. Dragan Petrović, First Councelor, Special Assistant
  • Ms. Ivona Bagarić, Advisor (General Assembly)
  • Ms. Bojana Didić, Advisor (General Assembly)
  • Mr. Mahmoud Ablan, Webmaster, Assistant to the Spokesperson
  • Ms. Meri Stevanović, Finance and Administrative Officer
  • Ms. Alice Farhat, Administrative Assistant
  • Mr. Stefan Antić, Junior Fellow (Political Affairs, Conference Coverage)

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