Csaba Kőrösi at the Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly

On April 8–9, 2025, the Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNCPGA) convened in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was attended by Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly and strategic director of the Blue Planet Climate Protection Foundation. A record number of 14 former UN General Assembly presidents participated in this meeting. At the conclusion of the discussions, the former presidents adopted the Bratislava Declaration.

The Council examined the crisis in the occupied Palestinian territories, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the ongoing civil war in Sudan. Furthermore, it reviewed the process for selecting the United Nations Secretary-General, scheduled for 2026, discussed the opportunities and challenges posed by the rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, emphasized the importance of increasing youth participation in decision-making processes, and also expressed serious concern over the widespread violence against women.
As global warming surpassed the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold in mid-2024, the Council called on Member States to take urgent action to meet the commitments outlined in the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.