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Statements by DESA's Assistant Secretaries-General

List of Statements and speeches by DESA's Assistant Secretaries-General.

Date Meeting Location ASG
11-12 May 2013 G20 Sherpa's Meeting Saint Petersburg Shamshad Akhtar
23 April 2013 Financing for sustainable development New York Shamshad Akhtar
23 April 2013 Lessons learned from debt crises and ongoing work on sovereign debt New York Shamshad Akhtar
11 April 2013 Sovereign Debt Crises, Restructurings and Resolution Mechanisms New York Shamshad Akhtar
20 March 2013 International Civil Society Organizations Conference Bonn, Germany Shamshad Akhtar
13 March 2013 Global Institution to Support the Post-2015 framework New York Shamshad Akhtar
12 March 2013 Global Institution to Support the Post-2015 framework New York Shamshad Akhtar
7 March 2013 UN Capital Development Fund (UNDCF) Workshop New York Shamshad Akhtar
26 February 2013 High-level Expert Policy Dialogue on Migration in the Post 2015 Development Agenda Stockholm Shamshad Akhtar
11 February 2013 the ECOSOC session on the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2013 Report New York Shamshad Akhtar
29 - 31 January 2013 EMG on Indigenous Youth: Identity, Challenges and Hope New York Shamshad Akhtar
18 December 2012 Launch of The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 New York Shamshad Akhtar
5 December 2012 Development Financing London Shamshad Akhtar
27 November 2012 Linking Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services to Economic and Human Activity New York Shamshad Akhtar
26 November 2012 Toward a New Generation of Development Goals Guiding Principles and Values New York Shamshad Akhtar
20 November 2012 Closing Remarks at International Year of Cooperatives : Promoting Cooperatives Beyond 2012 New York Shamshad Akhtar
29-31 October 2012 G20 Sherpa’s Meeting Cancun, Mexico Shamshad Akhtar
25 October 2012 Sovereign Debt Restructuring New York Shamshad Akhtar
22 October 2012 Introductory Statement on the Report of the Secretary-General : Monterrey Consensus and Doha Declaration on Financing for Development New York Shamshad Akhtar
18 October 2012 Statement to the Second Committee : International migration and development New York Shamshad Akhtar
18 October 2012 Statement to the Second Committee : International challenges for sustainable development New York Shamshad Akhtar
12 October 2012 Opening remarks - Panel Discussion : Facilitating International adjustment through Sovereign Debt Restructuring Tokyo Shamshad Akhtar
24 September 2012 The High Level Panel: Post 2015 Development Agenda New York Shamshad Akhtar
20 September 2012 Press Briefing to Launch the MDG Gap Task Force 2012 Report New York Shamshad Akhtar
20 September 2012 International Development Cooperation Report New York Shamshad Akhtar
30 August 2012 International Financial Crisis and its Implications for Latin America and The Caribbean San Salvador Shamshad Akhtar