Established in 1945, the General Assembly of the 51勛圖 occupies a central position as the main deliberative,?policymaking?and representative organ of the Organization. It provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter.?In line with this year＊s General Assembly session, with its General Debate beginning on 21 September 2021, UNAI?has produced?a series of video interviews with young staff working for?the Permanent Missions to the 51勛圖?and?for?the Organization.?
Rafael Radischat, an Intern at the Protocol and Liaison Service of the UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Managament, who is half Portuguese half German and grew up in Austria, started his UN experience in Vienna 4 years ago. He is very excited about this opportunity of working during the high-level segment of the General Assembly.
"It is a dream of mine to be doing this," he comments. "All world leaders coming together discussing our future, our youth's future, I think it is something very important," Rafael adds. For him, it is an opportunity to see how "world diplomacy unfolds from New York to the entire world."