Statements by DESA’s Assistant Secretaries-General

List of statements by DESA’s Assistant Secretaries-General
Date Meeting Location Speaker
2 October 2020 Fifth Ministerial Meeting of Like-minded Group of Countries Supporters of Middle-Income Countries New York Elliott Harris
10 July 2020 Welcome Remarks at VNR lab: What should institutions look like to support SDG implementation and how best to reflect it in VNR reporting? New York Elliott Harris
8 July 2020 Opening Remarks High-Level Political Forum Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Special Event New York Elliott Harris
6 July 2020 15th Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental Economic Accounting New York Elliott Harris
1 July 2020 Closing Remarks at Series Launch of the IDLO Crisis Governance Forum Rule of Law based Policymaking for COVID-19 Response and Recovery New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
1 July 2020 Capacity Development Webinar Series “Leveraging ICTs and Digital Government for Innovative Solutions to address the COVID-19 Pandemic – Responses in Africa” New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
22 June 2020 Conference of European Statisticians Globalisation, Collaboration and Co-ordination New York Elliott Harris
12 February 2020 The Changing Global Context for SDG Implementation – Challenges and Opportunities Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Elliott Harris
3 December 2019 Human Rights Council Intersessional Meeting for Dialogue and Cooperation on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Geneva Maria Francesca Spatolisano
21 November 2019 8th International Forum on Clean Energy New York Elliott Harris
18 October 2019 Remarks at World Social Security Summit Brussels, Belgium Maria Francesca Spatolisano
26 September 2019 3T Reasons to Spend and Partner Better for the Global Goals New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
25 September 2019 Opening Remarks at Local and Regional Governments Commit to the Voluntary Local Review Declaration New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
24 September 2019 Opening Session of Civil Society SDG Forum New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
24 September 2019 Opening Remarks at Second Local and Regional Governments Forum New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
24 September 2019 Opening Remarks at SDG 8 Partnerships Forum New York Elliott Harris
24 September 2019 Roadmap to SDGs Investment: Financing SDGs/country roadmaps New York Elliott Harris
22 July 2019 SAI Leadership and Stakeholder Workshop – “Supreme Audit Institutions making a difference: Auditing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals” New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
17 July 2019 Remarks at “The contribution of regional cooperation and partnerships to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda: the experience of the Central European Initiative” New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
17 July 2019 Opening Remarks at Lead, Transform, Success: Chief Sustainability Officers for SDGs New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
16 July 2019 High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
16 July 2019 HLPF Special Event on Philanthropy and the SDGs New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
15 July 2019 Wrap-up of First Week of High-Level Political Forum New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
15 July 2019 Side event: The 2030 Agenda under the Japanese presidency of the G20 New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
15 July 2019 Opening Remarks at Side Event on the 2030 Agenda under the Japanese Presidency of the G20 New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
10 July 2019 HLPF 2019 -Thematic Review: “Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality” New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
16 May 2019 Closing Remarks at “Learning Conference on Implementing the 2030 Agenda in the Caribbean Region” Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Maria Francesca Spatolisano
15 May 2019 Opening Remarks at “Learning Conference on Implementing the 2030 Agenda in the Caribbean Region” Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Maria Francesca Spatolisano
14 May 2019 Remarks at the Opening Plenary of the World Hydropower Congress Paris Elliott Harris
14 May 2019 Closing Remarks at Sustainable water and energy solutions as an integrated response to climate change Paris Elliott Harris
14 May 2019 Opening Remarks at Sustainable water and energy solutions as an integrated response to climate change Paris Elliott Harris
13 May 2019 Sustainable Water and Energy Solutions Network Paris Elliott Harris
10 May 2019 Closing Remarks at 12th Meeting of National Recruitment Services and United Nations Organizations on the JPO Programme Rome, Italy Maria Francesca Spatolisano
8 May 2019 Opening Remarks at 12th Meeting of National Recruitment Services and United Nations Organizations on the JPO Programmes Rome, Italy Maria Francesca Spatolisano
6 May 2019 Opening Remarks UNU-WIDER —DESA Workshop on Inequality New York Elliott Harris
29 April 2019 ECOSOC Special Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters New York Elliott Harris
23 April 2019 Special Theme: “Indigenous Peoples’ Traditional Knowledge, Generation, Transmission And Protection” New York Elliott Harris
12 April 2019 SIDS Special Event on “Building Capacities of Public Institutions in Small Island Developing States to Implement the SAMOA Pathway and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
11 April 2019 International Labour Organization 100th Anniversary Conference at Lehigh University “An Equitable and Sustainable Future of Work” Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Elliott Harris
2 April 2019 World Autism Awareness Day New York Maria Francesca Spatolisano
29 January 2019 Fifth Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs New York Elliott Harris
21 January 2019 Launch of World Economic Situation and Prospects 2019 New York Elliott Harris
4 December 2018 Opening Remarks at the High-level Meeting on Development Cooperation in Middle-Income Countries New York Elliott Harris
7 November 2018 ASG Remarks at the Fifth World Internet Conference Wuzhen, China Elliott Harris
28 September 2018 Remarks at the High-level Conversation on Economic Resilience and Sustaining Peace: Learning from Lessons of Countries New York Elliott Harris
22 August 2018 Remarks at the 67th DPI-NGO Conference New York Elliott Harris
26 July 2018 Remarks at the Organizational Session of ECOSOC New York Elliott Harris
19 July 2018 Remarks at the Lunchtime event to launch the Report on the World Social Situation 2018 New York Elliott Harris
19 July 2018 Opening Statement at the SAI Leadership and Stakeholder Workshop New York Elliott Harris
16 July 2018 Welcome Remarks at the High-level Luncheon on Accelerating SDG 7 Achievement New York Elliott Harris
12 July 2018 Opening Remarks at the 2018 Global Multi-Stakeholder Small Island Development States Partnership Dialogue New York Elliott Harris
18 June 2018 Opening Remarks at the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea Nineteenth Meeting New York Elliott Harris
18 June 2018 Opening Remarks at the Forum of Experts in System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) Experimental Ecosystem Accounting 2018 New York Elliott Harris
14 June 2018 Statement at the Interactive Dialogue on Implementation of the Convention between States Parties and the UN System New York Elliott Harris
7 June 2018 Statement at the Global Symposium on the Role of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals New York Elliott Harris
5 June 2018 Presentation of initial Technology Facilitation Mechanism findings in response to GA Resolution A/RES/72/242 New York Elliott Harris
18 May 2018 Opening Remarks at the ECOSOC Special Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters New York Elliott Harris
17 May 2018 Opening Statement at the Launch of the World Economic Situation and Prospects New York Elliott Harris
27 April 2018 Closing Remarks at the High-level Symposium on Strengthening Multilateralism and Multilateral Trading System in the Age of Globilization New York Elliott Harris
27 April 2018 Opening Remarks at the High-level Symposium on Strengthening Multilateralism and Multilateral Trading System in the Age of Globilization New York Elliott Harris
26 April 2018 Remarks at Discussion around the World Public Sector Report 2018 New York Elliott Harris
23 April 2018 Side Event on “Innovative Financing for the SDGs: The role of Islamic Finance” New York Elliott Harris
13 April 2018 Closing Remarks at the 51st Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) New York Elliott Harris
1 November 2017 Expert Group Meeting -Integrated approaches to international migrations: the perspective of public institutions and public administration New York Thomas Gass
23 October 2017 3rd Network Meeting of the Partners for Review Kampala, Uganda Thomas Gass
13 September 2017 11th Seoul ODA International Conference Seoul, Republic of Korea Thomas Gass
20 July 2017 SAI Leadership and Stakeholder Workshop “Auditing Preparedness for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)” New York Thomas Gass
13 July 2017 Remarks for IFAN Agriculture and Food Day New York Thomas Gass
23 June 2017 Ministerial Conversation of the and Awards Ceremony The Hague, Netherlands Thomas Gass
23 June 2017 Remarks at the 2017 United Nations Public Service Forum The Hague, Netherlands Thomas Gass
22 June 2017 United Nations Public Service Forum and Awards Ceremony The Hague, Netherlands Thomas Gass
1 June 2017 Keynote Speech at the Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals Shiga, Japan Thomas Gass
30 May 2017 Opening remarks: Expert Group Meeting on Strategies to Achieve Gender Equality and Empower all Women and Girls through the Gender-responsive Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development New York Lenni Montiel
16 May 2017 Launch of World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2017 New York Lenni Montiel
16 May 2017 Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) New York Lenni Montiel
26 April 2017 Statement at the Round table discussion “Identifying and Mitigating Long-term Consequences of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Building the Case for Continued International Cooperation” New York Lenni Montiel
20 March 2017 Statement at the 19th Session of the Committee for Development Policy New York Lenni Montiel
24 February 2017 Keynote Speech at the Joint Meeting of the Permanent Council and Inter-American Council for Integral Development of the Organization of American States Washington D.C. Thomas Gass
23 January 2017 Brainstorming session related to disarmament, non-proliferation, sustainable development New York Lenni Montiel
17 January 2017 Launch of World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017 New York Lenni Montiel
7 December 2016 11th Annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Opening Remarks Guadalajara, Mexico Lenni Montiel
6 December 2016 11th Annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Main Session Guadalajara, Mexico Lenni Montiel
5 December 2016 11th Annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Day Zero High-Level Meeting Guadalajara, Mexico Lenni Montiel
2 December 2016 High-Level Panel Meeting organized by the President of the General Assembly in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities New York Lenni Montiel
29 November 2016 Keynote 5th International Forum on Clean Energy Cotai Central, Macao Thomas Gass
21 November 2016 Video Message at Mexico 21 November 2016 Mexico Lenni Montiel
8 November 2016 WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Geneva Lenni Montiel
27 October 2016 European Research Council Conference Brussels Thomas Gass
21 October 2016 Opening Remarks Side Event: The Platform for Collaboration on Tax New York Lenni Montiel
6 October 2016 Remarks to the Second Committee for the introduction of the Report Update of the Secretary General on the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review New York Thomas Gass
3 October 2016 Remarks Third Committee Side Event : The imperative of inclusive development: Who is being left behind? New York Lenni Montiel
3 October 2016 Launch of the World Economic and Social Survey 2016 New York Lenni Montiel
27 September 2016 Setting the scene for QCPR 2016 New York Thomas Gass
31 August 2016 Public Symposium on Sustainable and Resilient Regional Development Nagoya, Japan Lenni Montiel
9 August 2016 High-level Symposium on SDG 6 and Targets Dushanbe, Tajikistan Lenni Montiel
22 July 2016 Fifth Biennial High-Level Meeting of the Development Cooperation Forum New York Thomas Gass
21 July 2016 The Future Measurement and Monitoring Framework for Development Finance in support of the 2030 Agenda – Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) New York Thomas Gass
21 July 2016 ECOSOC’s High-level Segment 2016 Thematic discussion: “Infrastructure for sustainable development for all” New York Thomas Gass
20 July 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2016 New York Thomas Gass
18 July 2016 Partnership Exchange New York Thomas Gass
18 July 2016 Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and the 2030 Agenda: How to improve and review their contributions New York Thomas Gass
15 July 2016 Launch of the World Youth Report New York Lenni Montiel
13 June 2016 Commitment to Agenda 2030: Partnerships for Innovation and Social Responsibility New York Lenni Montiel
3 June 2016 Roundtable on Preventing and Overcoming Major Technological Accidents: A Case of UN Cooperation on Chernobyl New York Lenni Montiel
1 June 2016 World Economic Situation and Prospects Mid-2016 Update at the ECOSOC New York Lenni Montiel
31 May 2016 National Contributions to SDG 7 and Sustainable Energy for All: EXPO-2017 as an Input from Kazakhstan New York Lenni Montiel
12 May 2016 Launch of World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2016 New York Lenni Montiel
10 May 2016 Expert Group Meeting on Special Needs and Challenges in Developing Countries for Achieving Sustainable Transport New York Lenni Montiel
6 May 2016 Mapping the Vulnerability of Mountain Peoples to Food Insecurity Sharing the results of an FAO global study New York Thomas Gass
21 April 2016 Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Public-Private Cooperation: Business engagement in the 2030 Agenda New York Thomas Gass
3 February 2016 Briefing on the ILO flagship report World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2016 New York Lenni Montiel
19 January 2016 Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Languages New York Lenni Montiel
2 November 2015 UNA China China Thomas Gass
19 October 2015 Introduction of Sustainable Development agenda item in the Second Committee New York Lenni Montiel
13 October 2015 European Development Cooperation and the post-2015 Development Agenda New York Thomas Gass
29 July 2015 Meeting on UN Operational Activities in MICs Seychelles Thomas Gass
9 July 2015 High-level Policy Dialogue on the headwinds in the global economy New York Lenni Montiel
10 June 2015 the Coordination and Management Meeting of the Economic and Social Council New York Thomas Gass
10 June 2015 Panel Discussion on Voices of People affected by Leprosy New York Lenni Montiel
21 May 2015 Workshop on Innovative Solutions to Finance Sustainable Development: Role of Social Media Astana, Kazakhstan Lenni Montiel
12 May 2015 2015 International Cooperation Days: Universal Goals, Canadian Challenges Canada Thomas Gass
23 March 2015 17th Session of the Committee for Development Policy New York Lenni Montiel
16 March 2015 Expert Group Meeting on E-Government for Sustainable Development New York Lenni Montiel
25 February 2015 Fourteenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration New York Thomas Gass
26 January 2015 Regions Refocus 2015 Launch New York Thomas Gass
16 January 2015 Opening remarks Stakeholder Preparatory Forum for the Post-2015 Development Agenda Negotiations New York Thomas Gass
1 September 2014 9th Internet Governance Forum Istanbul Thomas Gass
5 May 2014 A Global Health Impact Forum New York Thomas Gass
28 February 2014 Managing the Data Revolution New York Thomas Gass
24 October 2013 Sustainable Development for All Montreux, Switzerland Thomas Gass
23 October 2013 Report of the Secretary-General on Globalization and Interdependence New York Shamshad Akhtar
22 October 2013 Inequality, Growth and the Global Economic Outlook New York Shamshad Akhtar
17 October 2013 SG’s report on Human Resources Development Agenda Item 23 [c] New York Shamshad Akhtar
24 September 2013 Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities New York Shamshad Akhtar
23 September 2013 Inter-Agency Support Group for the CRPD (IASG) New York Shamshad Akhtar
19 September 2013 The MDG Gap Task Force 2013 Report New York Shamshad Akhtar
14 June 2013 Japan-UNDP-ILO-UNDESA Thematic Discussion New York Shamshad Akhtar
14 June 2013 Global Implementation of the System of Economic New York Shamshad Akhtar
11 May 2013 United Nations Sherpa’s Remarks at the G20 Sherpas’ 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 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
29 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
27 August 2012 International Financial Crisis and its Implications for Latin America and The Caribbean San Salvador Shamshad Akhtar
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