PRESS CONFERENCE

In a “Face to Face” press briefing, Munir Akram, president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), presents his views and vision on how ECOSOC can respond to the pandemic, related to financing for development.

Press briefing by Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of April, on the Council's Programme of Work for the month.

Press Conference by Ilene Cohn, Deputy Director and Officer in Charge, UNMAS; Abigail Hartley, Chief of Policy, Advocacy, Communications and Resource Mobilization, UNMAS; and Stephen Pritchard, Chief of Programmes, Planning and Management, UNMAS, on the upcoming International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

Hybrid press briefing by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, along with the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, following the High-Level Meeting with Heads of State and Government on the International Debt Architecture and Liquidity - Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond Initiative.

Press Conference by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, on the launch of the Financing for Sustainable Development Report.

Press Conference by Jane Connors, Victims Rights Advocate and Christine Besong, the Field Victims Rights Advocate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Secretary-General’s latest report on “Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Abuse.”

Virtual press briefing by Andrew Kirkwood, Acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations in Myanmar.

Virtual Press Conference by Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist and Dominique Burgeon, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and Director, ad interim, FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, on FAO's latest report on the impact of natural disasters and crises on agriculture and food security.

Virtual Press Conference by Elliott Harris, UN Chief Economist, along with Anne Nuorgam, Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Rosemary Lane, Officer-in-Charge Indigenous Peoples, Development Branch Division for Inclusive Social Development, DESA; on the launch of the State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Volume V.

Virtual Press Conference by David Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP), on his recent trip to Yemen.