"ACHIM STEINER"

Countries already under pressure from the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic risk seeing the same economic turmoil and human misery as Sri Lanka as the war in Ukraine drags on, unless the international community agrees to radical financial measures to help countries saddled with debt, the UN said on Thursday. UNTV CH

Second day of the informal thematic consultations convened by Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, to provide the Secretary-General with an opportunity to inform Member States on the thinking regarding the follow-up to the "Our Common Agenda" report, and to allow Member States the opportunity to further consider the various proposals, options and potential means of implementation.

Speaking to reporters today in New York, UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous said, “the Spotlight Initiative’s rapid action to adjust its programs during the pandemic provided 650,000 women and girls with quality essential services. It emphasized and supported continuous comprehensive service delivery during periods of lockdown.” UNIFEED

UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner, and Ambassador of the European Union delegation to the United Nations Olof Skoog, brief reporters on the launch the Spotlight Initiative's impact report for 2020-2021, 'Rising to the challenge'.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Three United Nations organisations are taking the lead in the response to climate change and will announce a new financing mechanism to fill the gaps in basic weather and climate data at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow which begins on 31 October. WMO

Vulnerable countries are stepping up amidst a slow response from some of the biggest emitters on the climate crisis, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ahead of the upcoming COP26 climate negotiations in Glasgow next week. UNIFEED

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

Press Conference by Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and Cassie Flynn, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Strategic Advisor on Climate Change and Head of UNDP's Climate, on the launch UNDP's NDC Outlook report.

Hybrid press briefing on the launch of UNDP's climate and inequality campaign, with Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator; along with Aïssa Maïga, actor; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, actor and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador; and Anjali Kwatra, UNDP Director of Communications.