Upcoming events
74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74)
17-30 September 2019
New York City, US
The 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) will open on 17 September 2019. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 24 September 2019.
During the week of the debate, several other high-level events also will convene:
- On Monday, 23 September, the UN Secretary-General will convene a Climate Summit, and the UNGA will hold a one-day UN High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on Universal Health Coverage. UNSCN is supporting a side event with among others WHO, the Interagency Task force on non-communicable diseases and several member states entitled ‘Towards Healthier Populations by Investing in Nutrition and Universal Health Coverage’ at 13.15 – 14.30, 23rd September, 2019 in Conference Room 5, United Nation Headquarters. The aim of this event is to catalyse efforts by Member States and other stakeholders to invest in essential nutrition actions as part of UHC. Registration closes on Monday 16th September COB.
- On 24-25 September, following the opening of the 74th General Debate, the UNGA will convene the SDG Summit.
