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The Week Ahead at the United Nations

6 JulyÌý -Ìý 12 July 2024

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Saturday, 6 July

Today is the International Day of Cooperatives.

Sunday,Ìý 7 July

Today is .

Monday, 8 July

This morning, the Security Council is scheduled to hold a briefing on followed by consultations.

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV.Ìý

Noon briefing guest is Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel as well as Development Coordination Office Regional Director for Africa, Yacoub El Hillo.Ìý

At 10 a.m., in the General Assembly Hall, at the UN Headquarters in New York, the opening of will be held. The Forum will include the three-day ministerial segment of the HLPF as part of the High-level Segment of the Council (15-18 July).Ìý

Tuesday, 9 July

At 10 a.m., in Conference Room 11, will take place. The event is organized by the UN Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Mongolia and Kenya to the United Nations.

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. This will be followed by a briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. â¶Ä¯â€¯â¶Ä¯Ìý

In Geneva, the UN Information Service will hold its bi-weekly briefing for journalists.

Wednesday,Ìý10 July

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. This will be followed by a briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. â¶Ä¯â€¯â¶Ä¯Ìý

Noon briefing guests: Secretary-General’s Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments to share the input of cities and local governments in the Summit of the Future and Pact of the Future:
•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPresident of the Nouakchott Region, Mauritania, Ms. Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, Co-Chair of the SG’s Advisory Group.
•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGovernor of Kisumu County, Kenya, Mr. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, Member of the SG’s Advisory Group.
•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPermanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations, co-Chair of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat, Sustainable Urbanization and the New Urban Agenda.

At 11 a.m., in Geneva, there will be an event on the publication of the Digital Economy Report 2024: Shaping an environmentally sustainable and inclusive digital future. Embargoed until 10 July 2024 at 12 noon.
Speakers:Ìý
•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General,
•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shamika Sirimanne, UN Trade and Development, Director of Technology and Logistics.

Thursday, 11 July

Today is the first-ever International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Today is also World Population Day.

This morning, the Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on In the afternoon, it is scheduled to hold a briefing on Colombia, followed by consultations.

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. This will be followed by a briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. 

The guests at the noon briefing will be Mr. Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, UN DESA, Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN DESA and Ms. Clare Menozzi, Senior Population Affairs Officer, Population Division, UN DESA. They will brief journalists on the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results. The World Population Prospects 2024 Report: Summary of Results, together with a comprehensive dataset, is the twenty-eighth edition of the official population estimates and projections of the global population published by the UN since 1951.Ìý

At 3: p.m., the 2024 United Nations Population Award Ceremony will take place. It will be broadcast live on .

Friday, 12 July â¶Ä¯â€¯â¶Ä¯Ìý

Today is International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms.

In the morning, the Security Council is scheduled to vote on draft resolutions concerning , and Afterwards, it is scheduled to hold a briefing on the followed by consultations.

At 10:00 a.m., in the Economic and Social Council Chamber, Member States will be briefing on the Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals - organized by the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG).

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. This will be followed by a briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.

At 3:00 p.m., the pledging conference will take place. It will be broadcast live on .

In Geneva, the UN Information Service will hold its bi-weekly briefing for journalists.