Media Advisory: Congresswoman Barbara Lee to Speak at United Nations General Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16th, 2014
Contact: Katherine Jolly: (510) 763-0370
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), congressional representative to the United Nations, will speak at the UN General Assembly on Monday, May 19th. The UN General Assembly is expected to adopt a consensus resolution recognizing the importance of a clear role for parliaments at the global decision-making level. The resolution - Interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) - builds on a report by the UN Secretary General on the issue for the 68th General Assembly which documents intense interaction between the UN, IPU and the world of parliaments as a whole in the past two years.
Congresswoman Lee’s comments will highlight the significant contributions the IPU and national parliaments are making to the fields of global health, human rights, and diplomacy in coordination with the United Nations. In Washington, Congresswoman Lee is working with her colleagues to reinstate the United States Congress’ membership to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
WHAT: Speech to the UN General Assembly regarding the draft resolution “Interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments, and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.”
WHO: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), congressional representative to the United Nations.
WHEN: Monday, May 19th, 2014
Debate starting at 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time.
WHERE: General Assembly Hall
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
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Congresswoman Lee is a member of the Appropriations and Budget Committees, the Steering and Policy Committee, is a Senior Democratic Whip, as well as the Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), where she serves as the Co-Chair of the CPC Peace and Security Task Force.