22 September 2014
*Rev 3 [ Change in participant at 1p.m. press conference]
| 10:00 a.m. |
Press briefing by Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on the latest report on the state of the region’s indigenous peoples, and on ECLAC’s contribution to the global climate change debate
[Spanish/English interpretation requested] |
| 11:00 a.m. | Press briefing on Mobilizing Finance to Halve Energy Poverty". Speakers: Mr. Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development; Mr. Andrew M. Herscowitz, Coordinator for Power Africa and Trade Africa, U.S. Government; Mr. Charles O. Holliday, Chairman, Bank of America; and Mr. Kandeh K. Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief Executive of Sustainable Energy for All. |
| 12: 00 p.m. | Spokesman’s Noon Briefing with Guest: Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director to brief on the General Assembly’s Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development |
| 1:00 p.m.* |
Press briefing on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. Speakers will be Ms. Rigoberta Menchù, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Mr. Ivan Simonovic, Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights and Ms. Aili Keskitalo, President of the Sami Parliament [Spanish/English interpretation requested] |
| 2:00 p.m. | Press briefing by H.E. Mr. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |
| 2:45 p.m. | Press briefing by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. Speakers will be: Mr. Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary General; Ms. Myrna Cunningham, Special Advisor to the President of the General Assembly; and Mr. Charles Chauvel, Advisor, Parliamentary Development Programme, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| 5:10 p.m. |
Press Stakeout H.E Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus to address press at the GA Stakeout (near Conference Room 1 and 2) |
| 5:40 p.m.* |
Press Stakeout Following the 4th Regional Oversight Mechanism Fourth High-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region. [Speakers to be confirmed] |
| 6:00 p.m. | Press conference following the Ministerial meeting of the Donor Group for Palestine, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC). Speakers will be H.E. Mr. Tzachi Hanegbi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israeli, H.E. Mr. Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of the State of Palestine and H.E. Mr. Børge Brende, Chair of the Donor Group and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway. |
| 7:00 p.m.* | Press briefing by Ms Takako Ito, Assistant Press Secretary, International Press Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| Attendance at press conferences is limited to accredited journalists. Press attachés may attend a press conference sponsored by their mission. | |