"SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION"

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

The 21st session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation opened on Tuesday to discuss issues like recovery from the pandemic, climate change and ongoing conflicts. UNIFEED

Briefing by Ms. Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.

On International Women’s Day, participants gathered at the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and their essential contributions to the sustainable development of the 46 Least Developed Countries. UNIFEED

General Assembly takes Up Second Committee reports, adopting 38 resolutions, 2 decisions.

Concluding 2022 management segment, Economic and Social Council focuses on role in attaining inclusive recovery guided by sustainable development agenda.

Member States discuss how to advance, explore and consider options for ensuring adequate, predictable and sustained financing for peacebuilding.

Briefing by UNMAS Acting Director Ilene Cohn, Special Envoy for universalization of the anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention and Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Hashemite Court Prince Mired of Jordan, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Guillermo Fernández de Soto, Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations David Hauri, Director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines Hector Guerra, and IED survivor/photographer Giles Duley.