In FSU visit, President of U.N. General Assembly ponders climate, human rights and energy resources [Video]

His Excellency Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 78th Session, visited Florida State University this week to engage with students, learn about the university’s groundbreaking research and deliver a lecture about some of the world’s most pressing issues.  

“I came to Florida State University because I always seek opportunities to engage with the next generation,” Francis said. “The next generation of global leaders will very likely have to cope with many of these problems, and so I consider it part of my duty as President of the General Assembly to reach out and to engage with the younger generation who incidentally have a lot to teach us.”  

Francis delivered the lecture, “Strengthening climate action: The role of the United Nations General Assembly in addressing sea-level rise and other climate-induced disasters,” on Thursday, Aug. 29, to a standing-room audience at the Florida State Augustus B. Turnbull III Conference Center.  

The lecture was hosted by the College …