14-15 April 2014 

The Secretary-General is in Mexico City to attend the First High-level Meeting of Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation.  Established during the Fourth High Level Forum (HLF4) in Busan to ensure that development co-operation has the maximum possible impact on development results, the Global Partnership brings together a wide range of countries and organisations to foster engagement, communication and knowledge-sharing.

The Secretary-General will speak at the opening session of the event on Tuesday, 15 April. He will also hold bilateral meetings with President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Meade Kuribreña, as well as with other leaders and senior officials attending the Summit.

The Secretary-General will return to New York on the evening of 15 April.