UNITED NATONS, New York – The Hon. Darren A. Henfield, Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaks with the Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, and Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the United Nations, before the commencement of the Climate Action Summit on Monday, September 23, 2019
The 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) through September 30. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, September 24.
According to the U.N. website, during the week of the debate, several other high-level events also will convene:
On Monday, 23 September, the UN Secretary-General will convene a Climate Summit, and the UNGA will hold a one-day high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC);
On Tuesday, 24 September, following the opening of the 74th General Debate, the UNGA will convene a meeting of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which will take place on the afternoon of 24 September and all day on 25 September;
On Thursday, 26 September, the UNGA will hold a high-level dialogue on financing for development (FfD), as well as a high-level meeting on the elimination of nuclear weapons; and
On Friday, 27 September, the UNGA will hold the high-level meeting to review progress made in addressing the priorities of small island developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway.
