78th UN General Assembly Side Event
To build momentum for the 30-year review of ICPD implementation (ICPD30) UNFPA and the Governments of Bulgaria and Sweden are co-hosting a side-event on the margins of 78th High Level Week of the UN General Assembly in New York. Opening and closing remarks will be delivered by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, H.E. Mariya Gabriel the Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Johan Forssell, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Sweden, and Ms. Diene Keita, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director- Programme.
This will bring together governments and stakeholders including CSOs, young people and parliamentarians to celebrate 30 years’ progress, to discuss what is at stake, to explore ways to participate in the review process and mobilize support for the ICPD Agenda.
The event will take place from 1:15 to 2:30 pm EDT on Thursday 21 September 2023 at the UN Secretariat in Conference Room 12. RSVP to attend in-person. The event will also be live streamed on UN WebTV.