"RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES"

Briefing by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan to introduce the third report of the Global Crisis Response Group.

The President of the General Assembly and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) jointly convene a Special High-Level Dialogue entitled “The Africa We Want: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority of the United Nations System”.

Press Conference by Shantanu Mukherjee (Director, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)) and Hamid Rashid (Lead Author Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, DESA) on the World Economic Situation and Prospects Report.

The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the results are the same: inequality, hunger, poverty, weak infrastructure, competition for dwindling resources, insecurity and conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres tells the Fifth LDC (LDC5) Conference.

The General Assembly resumes its informal thematic consultation on the Secretary-General’s "Our Common Agenda" report with a panel discussion with representatives from the UN system.

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.

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.

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Press briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.

Press Conference by Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary-General with United Nations Development Programme, and Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), co-chairs of the High-level Dialogue.