Statements by DESA's Assistant Secretaries-General

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

Date Meeting Location ASG
26 January 2015 Regions Refocus 2015 Launch 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