"DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE"

Press conference by Rabab Fatima, High Representative, Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, on the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), which will be held in Kigali, in Rwanda, in June of this year.

Shantanu Mukherjee, Director of the Economic Analysis and Policy Division and Hamid Rashid, Chief of the Global Eonomic Division Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division (UN DESA) on the launch of the World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2024

The senior official of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ugochi Daniels reiterated, “IOM firmly believes that well managed migration is the foundation for sustainable development and prosperity for all. And we're here to help Member States to achieve this objective.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that “often invisible but always insidious, transnational organized crime is a vicious threat to peace, security, and sustainable development wherever it operates.” UNIFEED

Press conference by Matthias Schmale, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (a.i) for Nigeria on the humanitarian situation in Nigeria.

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth is expected to fall to 3.3 percent from 4 percent last year, but will rebound to 4 percent next year, according to Abebe Aemro Selassie, IMF's Director of the African Department, ahead of the release of the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa report in Marrakech, Morocco. IMF

At the closing of the UN SDG Summit, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Now is the time to lift the declaration’s words off the page, and invest in development at scale like never before.” UNIFEED

During the SDG Summit in New York, world leaders discussed finance, investments and means of implementation for SDG achievement, noting that innovative financing mechanisms are needed to free up resources for development. UNIFEED

The UN chief António Guterres said, “Education represents a pathway to a better future for every person, and a more peaceful world. We can — and must — protect education from attack.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.