Yesterday’s main takeaways from the College Members included President Ursula von der Leyen’s speech at the Association of Small Island States Leaders’ Meeting. You can read the full speech here. Furthermore, High Representative Josep Borrell chaired the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers. You can read the full press remarks at the press conference here. Commissioner Ylva Johansson hosted representatives from partner countries and international organisations to discuss migration and forced displacement. Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen signed a Declaration with the World Food Programme. Commissioner Kadri Simson delivered opening remarks at the Sustainability Summit. You can read the full speech here.
Today, President von der Leyen and High Representative/Vice-President Borrell will attend the opening session of the General Debate of the UN General Assembly. President von der Leyen will deliver the opening remarks at the Global Renewables Summit at 11:30 EST (17:30 CEST), which will be live streamed on EbS. She will also co-host the event ‘Innovation for a Sustainable Future: Working together on industrial growth and decarbonization’, together with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. You can follow her speech on EbS at 14:30 EST (20:30 CEST).
High Representative/Vice-President Borrell will address the UN Security Council in a meeting on Ukraine, which will be streamed live on EbS at around 16:30 EST (22:30 CEST). He will deliver press remarks after the meeting at ca. 17:30 EST (23:30 CEST). In the evening, he will participate in a dinner of Transatlantic Foreign Ministers, hosted by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
Commissioner Stella Kyriakides will speak at a side event on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Antimicrobial Stewardship ‘From policy to implementation at the point of care’, and attend the Food Waste Champions ‘Champions 12.3′. She will also participate in the High-Level Dinner ‘The Road from New York to Jeddah’ focusing on global challenges of Anti-Microbial Resistance, hosted by the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Commissioner Urpilainen will speak in the side event ‘Three Years On – Supporting Afghan Women’s Rights’, co-organised by the EU and UN Women, where she will announce new support for the Afghan people’s basic needs and livelihoods in line with the EU’s established principled approach, including specific attention to women and girls. She will deliver press remarks ahead of the meeting at ca. 17:45 EST (23:45 CEST). You can follow it live on EbS. She will also open the panel ‘The Do’s and Dont’s of Sustainable Supply Chains’ at the Leaders’ Summit of the UN Global Compact, speak at the side-event ‘Investing in the Future: Unlocking Sustainable Financing for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SHR)’ and attend the event on the Lobito Corridor, hosted by the US.
Commissioner Urpilainen will speak in the side event ‘Three Years On – Supporting Afghan Women’s Rights’, co-organised by the EU and UN Women, where she will announce new support for the Afghan people’s basic needs and livelihoods in line with the EU’s established approach based on principles, including the EU’s specific attention to women and girls. She will deliver press remarks ahead of the meeting at ca 17:45 EST (23:45 CEST). You can follow it live on EbS. She will also open the panel ‘The Do’s and Dont’s of Sustainable Supply Chains’ at the Leaders’ Summit of the UN Global Compact, speak at the side-event ‘Investing in the Future: Unlocking Sustainable Financing for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SHR)’ and attend the event on the Lobito Corridor, hosted by the US.
Commissioner Simson will speak in the panel on ‘Financing the clean transition’ and Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra in the roundtable on ‘Carbon Markets’, at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum. He will also participate in the High Ambition for the High Seas event, ‘Accelerating Political Momentum for Ratification and Implementation of the High Seas Treaty’, deliver a keynote speech on the EU’s Climate Transition in a Geopolitical Landscape at Columbia University, and attend the High Ambition Coalition Ministerial dinner.
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