For the Asynchronous assignment, I tuned into Mondays Daily Briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
The story I found most interesting was the dozens of wildfires that have hit Syria. All fires have been contained, but around 140,000 people have been impacted from damage caused by the fires. I haven’t heard or seen anything about these wildfires, so it caught me off-guard when I heard this news.
Special Guest Dr. Agnes Kalibata discussed the launch, on World Food Day, of a year long global dialogue on food systems, which culminate in a Summit in the fall of 2021.
Their was only one reporter present and she didn’t really ask any hard-hitting questions. However, there were some journalists attending virtually. The highlight of the briefing was after every journalists and Dr. Kalibata experienced technical difficulties when trying to talk, the spokesperson said during one of the technical difficulties: “Live Television at its finest.”