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UNCTAD15 Press Events

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UNCTAD/PRESS/U15/MA/2021/003
UNCTAD15 Press Events

Geneva, Switzerland, 4 October 2021

Journalists are invited to the opening press conference of the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD15) to be held today, 4 October.

When: 1800 – 1830 hrs. (CEST) / 1200-1230 hrs. (AST)

Speakers:

  • António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
  • Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados
  • Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary-General

Where: Online - A Zoom link will be sent to registered journalists closer to the event.

Below is the schedule for subsequent press events, to which journalists are invited. Zoom links will be sent closer to the events.

05 October 2021

1315 – 1345 hrs. (CEST) / 0715-0745 hrs. (AST): Online press briefing

1730 - 1800 hrs. (CEST) / 1130-1200 hrs. (AST): Online press briefing

06 October 2021

1315 - 1345 hrs. (CEST) / 0715-0745 hrs. (AST): Online press briefing

1930 - 2000 hrs. (CEST) / 1330-1400 hrs. (AST): Online press briefing

07 October 2021

1315 - 1345 hrs. (CEST) / 0715-0745 hrs. (AST): Online press briefing

1730 - 1800 hrs. (CEST) / 1130-1200 hrs. (AST): Online press briefing

To follow UNCTAD15 events, register on the conference platform. Get the latest information on the conference from the UNCTAD15 website.

For further information or to request interviews with UNCTAD experts, please contact the UNCTAD Press Office (+41 76 249 65 41), [email protected]).

For more information, please contact:

UNCTAD Communications and Information Unit
T: +41 22 917 5828/5549/8033
T: +41 79 502 43 11 
E: [email protected]
Web: unctad.org/press