"SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS"

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

General Assembly adopts work programme, agenda for Seventy-Third Session, including items on responsibility to protect, situation in Ukraine at 3rd plenary meeting.

Honouring Kofi Annan, General Assembly remembers late Secretary-General as monumental leader, moral voice who fought brutality, bloodshed at 2nd plenary meeting.

The United Nations family paid tribute to former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away last month at 80 years of age. UNIFEED

Half of all people living in poverty are younger than 18 years old, according to estimates from the 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). UNIFEED

Outlining top priorities, new General Assembly president cites gender equality, orderly migration, decent work, as she opens Seventy-Third Session at 1st plenary meeting.

Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact shared highlights of the 2018 UN Global Compact Progress Report and the upcoming UN Global Compact Leaders Summit. She also announced the 2018 SDG Pioneers — business leaders from around the world who are championing the Sustainable Development Goals and inspiring others to join the movement.

Outgoing General Assembly President urges members to uphold multilateralism, invest more in tackling climate change threats ‘before window closes’ at 117th plenary meeting.

Final Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

Fourth industrial revolution taken up in report of task force on financing for development, delegates say at Economic and Social Council, Second Committee joint meeting.