The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Participation of UNOPS Executive Director at UNGA and SDG Summit
18 - 21 September 2023Monday, 18 September 2023
| Event | When |
|---|---|
| SDG Summit Opening Segment (welcome remarks by the President of the General Assembly, the UN Secretary General, the President of ECOSOC & adoption of the political declaration) | 9:00 - 09:40 (EDT) |
| SIDS. International Finance and Energy Transition Diplomacy within the scope of the next 10-year agenda to be adopted in Antigua and Barbuda at the 4th International Conference in May 2024. Read the statement | 13.15 - 14.15 (EDT) |
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
| Event | When |
|---|---|
| STOP TB - Launch of the coalition of leaders to end TB | 8:30-10:00 (EDT) |
| General Debate | 13.15 - 14.15 (EDT) |
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
| Event | When |
|---|---|
| High-Level Breakfast of the Climate Mobility Summit Harnessing Climate Mobility for Adaptation and Resilience Read the talking points | 7.40 - 9.30 (EDT) |
| Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit | 10.00 - 11.15 (EDT) |
| FOSD Summit. Global Data Hub for SIDS Panel on infrastructure to discuss the importance of data jointly with Stefan Schweinfest, UN- Statistic Division and Head of the UN-GGIM (Geospatial Information System). | 11.25 - 11.50 (EDT) |
| DEVEX conversation @ UNGA 78 on Mobilizing SDG investment amid economic crisis | 13:15 - 13.50 (EDT) |
| Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development | 14:00-14:30 (EDT) |
| Signature ceremony of the MoU on the Global Data Hub for SIDS co-hosted by Prime Ministers H.E. Gaston Brown of Antigua and Barbuda and H.E. Hon. Fiame Naomi Mataafa of Samoa (Chair of AOSIS). | 18.00 - 18.30 (EDT) |
| Side Event on Role of carbon pricing. Co-hosted by the Government of Canada and the UN Office for Partnerships | 18:30-19:30 EDT) |
Thursday, 21 September 2023
| Event | When |
|---|---|
Breakfast Summit on Addressing Existential Threats Posed by Sea Level Rise, co-hosted by the Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM) hosted by UNOPS and attended by Heads of State of Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Palau, and Denmark senior minister. | 7.45 - 9.30 (EDT) |
| Summit of the Future Preparatory ministerial meeting | 10.00 - 11.00 (EDT) |
| Uzbekistan Host Country Agreement Signature Ceremony | 11.30-12.15 (EDT) |
Poland | 13.00 - 13.45 (EDT) |
Message from UNOPS Executive Director
With only seven years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the clock is ticking. We need to act now.
