PRESS CONFERENCE

Press briefing on “Including Persons with Disabilities to Achieve Sustainable Development for All”.

Press Briefing by Vassily A. Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of June.

Press Briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly Guest: Tongan Olympic athlete Pita Taufatofua, who will talk about his work with youth in the Pacific and his participation in the President of the General Assembly’s Youth Dialogue (30 May)

Muhannad Hadi, Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and East Europe of the World Food Programme, briefs journalists as a guest at the noon briefing.

Press Conference with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) to launch the World Economic and Situation Report and Prospects as of mid-2018. Speakers: Elliot Harris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist Dawn Holland, Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Press Conference by Hanan Ashrawi, PLO Executive Committee Member, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Head of the PLO Department of Culture and Information.

Press Conference: The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) presented the latest urban population estimates and projections: “2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects”.

The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity - Press Conference

Press Conference on Indigenous Women defending Human Rights

Press Conference by Ambassador Carl Skau, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, who will brief reporters on the upcoming UN Security Council retreat in Sweden.