UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AGENDA: Exploring a new framework for human expression in the 21st century
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote.
We are the stories we tell ourselves—and artists, authors and advocates are the lead storytellers.
As we commit to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as the most pressing challenges of our time, we evaluate a list of the most pertinent issues regarding biotechnology, nuclear war and cybersecurity among a plethora of others. The UNGA aims to deliberate on the presence of the power of human expression in this list.
What is proposed here represents some of the value choices, the ethical building blocks, that will enable a world of peace and harmony to come into existence--a world in which human diversity is respected and tolerated and, at the same time, a world in which each individual will be enabled and encouraged to maximize his or her potential, without discrimination and in an atmosphere of freedom. What is required to bring about this idealized world is a democratic, valuationally pluralistic society which recognizes the rights with the consequent duties of each individual.
Devesh Gupta is currently based out of New Delhi, India and is the founder at Emerge. Devesh deeply believes in unconditional love, collective consciousness and action to be the centrality of existence and conducts self transformation and awareness building workshops and simulations to work on the themes of Consciousness and Self Realisation, Nuclear Disarmament, Climate Action and Access to Quality Education with various communities, individuals and organisations across the globe. Devesh worked closely with The Dais India, International Centre for Sustainable Development for over 6 years as the Director for Youth Development Initiatives. Devesh represented The Dais at The International Civil Society’s Week in 2017, and at the World Assembly 2017 organized by CIVICUS and PIANGO in Fiji. He has been closely working with the June 16 Development Foundation in South Africa on human rights issues. Devesh holds a graduate degree in Law from University School of Law and Legal Studies, Delhi while having finished his schooling from Modern School Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Having facilitated the training of UN Volunteers District Youth Coordinators on Youth Parliament for United Nations Development Program India in 2018, 2019 at United Nations India, and having built capacity of Trainers for University of Maastricht, Netherlands, National University of Malaya, Malaysia, Queens University of Charlotte,USA, University of Toronto, Canada, South Sudan’s Women’s National BasketBall Team, Devesh has been involved with teaching Model UN and organising Model UN Conferences across the Globe for over 10 years.
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DEVESH GUPTA
