The general debate of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly was held from Tuesday, September 19, to Saturday, September 23, and on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 to discuss global issues under the theme, “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress, and sustainability for all.”
This provides an opportunity for world leaders to deliver a statement on global issues and explore solutions to the intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development.
During UNGA78, Global Peace Ambassador Hugues Sanon alongside his wife Emmanuella Sanon and his New York City team which includes Mr. Hans Garry, Judge Octave Saint Juste, and others, took part at various high-level side events held at the UN and at some other venues to continue to advocate for peace and reconciliation and advocate for Africa to have a permanent seat at UN Security Council to adequately represented in the discussions and decisions taking place at the UN, advocating for women to take part in decision-making positions across the globe for sustainable leadership and high performance in government; also, Mr. Sanon also demands urgent Global solidarity for Haiti.
He stressed that Haiti has faced numerous challenges, including, coups riots, natural disasters, and political and economic interference, leading to its current status as one of the poorest countries in the world.
Speaking of the conflict between Haiti and Dominican Republic, Hugues Sanon said, “This is not the time for war, this is the time to use diplomacy, sitting down together to identify the problems, and together to seek for the solution.” “Let us put our differences aside and sit down to the table of love and peace and Consciousness and surely we will have a sustainable world.”
In the same vein, during the ceremony of the 2023 World leaders summit, the President lifetime achievement Award was presented to top model Emmanuella Sanon by Ambassador Monica Sanchez on behalf of the voiceless institute of public policy and diplomacy found by Ambassador Andrice Bass for her lifetime commitment and service to her community and the world and also the United States of Kailasa , through its Delegate, BhaktiVasya Nithyananda presented a special gift to Global Peace Ambassador Hugues Sanon, the Bhagavad Gita Decoded book which is the preamble to Kailasa’s Constitution, Kailasa country also presented the coffee table book which explains the Revival of the ancient enlightened Hindu Civilizational Nation by the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism, Bhagwan Sri Nithyananda ParaMaShivam. -The Sovereign Order of Kailasa’s Nithyananda (SOKN) is a typical government, simultaneously functioning as the supreme governing body of Hinduism and a sovereign entity under international law. This mirrors the unique status of The Holy See, which is an atypical government as well, as it serves as both the supreme governing body of the Catholic Church and a sovereign entity under international law.
Ambassador Sanon also met and had a productive discussion with the Royal Prince of Thailand, second oldest son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Prince Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse at the UNGA78, His Excellency Mr. Muhammad Jallow, Vice President of the Gambia, Dr. Ken Giami, President and Publisher of African Leadership Magazine at the African Leadership Forum, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal and in 2006 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ambassador Dr. Hugues Sanon also had a productive meeting with many interfaith leaders on how to inspire other religious leaders to join the movement to achieve the sustainable development goals in our communities and around the world and to coordinate a Global Interfaith Summit at the United Nations Headquarters to highlight different challenges encountering the faith based community and to inspire action on sustainable development; Mr. Sanon also met his long-time friend, Guru Dr. Dileepkumar Thankappan, a prominent interfaith leader and consultant and one of the leading interfaith advocates for sustainable development
Amb. Hugues Sanon presents Medal of Honor to Awardee
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During the International Forum on African-Caribbean Leadership (IFAL) 2023 –with the Theme: Africa-Caribbean cooperation and today’s global geopolitics which was held recently in NEW YORK, at the prestigious New York Hilton Midtown – 1335 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, United States.
The Global Peace Ambassador, Mr. Hugues Sanon presented the Medal of Honor to Dr. Ken Giami, President and Publisher of the African Leadership Magazine, to His Excellency Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana; His Excellency Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe and to His Excellency Mr. Muhammad Jallow, Vice President of Gambia.
Mr. Sanon emphasizes the importance of diplomacy and politics in achieving peace and sustainability in Africa and the world.
“I urge all African leaders to continue and put heads together because together we are stronger and together we’ll continue to empower the World “, Said Mr. Sanon
In the same vein, Ambassador Hugues Sanon also participated at the GLOBAL POWER WOMEN CONFERENCE (GPWC) 2023 with the THEME “Advancing Resilience & Transformational Women Leadership for Sustainable High Performance & Global Impact, Hosted By the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development, held At the Hilton located at 1335 6th Avenue New York, NY 10019,
The event was attended by HE Vjosa Osmani, President of Kosovo; HE Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry, First Lady of Suriname; HE Angeline Ndayishimiye, First Lady of Burundi; Hon. Rosalyn Henderson Myers, Member South Carolina, House of representatives, among other prominent business and political leaders from across the globe.
Earlier, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Mr. Sanon also presented three special medals of honor to Judge Octave Saint Juste, Mr. Garry Dorlean and Mrs. Nadine Charles, three great individuals from Haiti who have impacted their community.
Hugues Sanon and his New York City team also took part at the AFPC UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY SIDE-EVENT to discuss with the panelists and global leaders who attended the event on various challenges the world is facing and how to get results through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Ambassador Hugues Sanon also participated at the 78th UNGA High-Level Side Event on Social Business, Youth and Technology co-hosted by the Government of Timor Leste , Cabo Verde, Nigeria and the Global Committee on Social Business for Sustainable Development Goals, co-curated by Yunus Centre, The Yunus+You Foundation and *Youthink” Center, attended by Government leaders, Nobel Laureates, UN SDG Advocates, Business Leaders, Innovators, Social Entrepreneurs, young leaders from all over the world to empower community-led actions and innovate together for achieving SDGs: 1) Build a global eco-system to support social business, youth and technology for SDGs 2) Promote cross-sector and generational partnerships for innovation and development 3) Build a global network to support youth on technical innovation and social business with Featured Speakers include: H.E. José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor Leste, 1996 Nobel Peace Laureate, H.E. Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister, The Government of Cabo Verde Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate 2006, Chairman of Yunus Centre, Founder of Grameen Bank and UN SDG Advocate Emeritus, Hon. Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria.
During the conference, Ambassador Hugues Sanon had the privilege to discuss with many young leaders, experts, and advocates including Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, and in 2006 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
