On October 31, 2023, at the invitation of the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, V.A. Nebenzya, the rector of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, attended a reception in honor of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly.
The General Assembly refers to the Third Committee agenda items relating to social, humanitarian and human rights issues.
The reception took place at the premises of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN.