"DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS - DESA"

According to a new UN report, world output growth is projected to decelerate from an estimated 3 percent in 2022 to 1.9 percent in 2023, marking one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades. UNIFEED

Briefing journalists today on the World Social Report 2023, The Head of the Population Division of the United Nations said, “At a time of declining trust in governments and in each other, policies that promote sustainability and equity in an aging world can foster solidarity across generations and communities.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

According to a new UN report, a child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021. UNICEF

Press conference by Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, DESA, Ib Petersen, Deputy Director for Management at the UN Population Fund, and John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division, DESA.

As the world’s population reached 8 billion today, UN top officials called the mark “a success story”, but also highlighted the challenges that come with it. UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Guest: Denise Brown, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.  She will brief remotely on the situation in Ukraine. 

Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said, “The future is not digital, but hybrid.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.