"SMALL ISLAND STATES"

Ahead of COP26 summit, UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward, told reporters, “we are, as we know, at the point of no return. So emitters cannot put their heads in the sand any longer.” UNIFEED

The hybrid event focuses on the gap between current and required technical and financial capacities needed to achieve the 1.5 degrees target. The event aims to showcase best practices that simultaneously address climate action and the challenges exacerbated by the pandemic.

The hybrid event focuses on the gap between current and required technical and financial capacities needed to achieve the 1.5 degrees target. The event aims to showcase best practices that simultaneously address climate action and the challenges exacerbated by the pandemic.

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

Briefing by Shantanu Mukherjee, Chief of the Integrated Policy Analysis Branch in DESA's Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Nancy L. Vandycke, Economic Advisor at the World Bank, and Jan Hoffman, Head of UNCTAD's Trade Logistics Branch, on the Interagency Report on Sustainable Transport.

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.

With COP26 a mere month away, Secretary-General António Guterres saw first-hand the impacts of climate change in Barbados. Accompanied by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Secretary-General visited an area impacted by sea-level rise, costal erosion, and land slippage, and learned about the enormous efforts being undertaken by the Government of Barbados to address these challenges. UNIFEED

The President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, told reporters that only 18 of the 194 speakers, about 9.2 percent, at this year’s General Debate were women, and said “if we don’t take the necessary steps to turn this tide, we will need 135.6 years, according to recent studies, to close the gender gap.” UNIFEED

In his first press conference, the President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, briefs the media on the highlights/outcome of the High-Level Week, agenda for the forthcoming weeks and official trips to Dubai, Male and Belgrade.