Programme for UN’s General Assembly in New York

HRH The Crown Princess participates in the UN’s General Assembly in New York, USA from 19-21 September 2016.

Photo: Martin Høien, Billed-Bladet ©

The Crown Princess will take part in a number of events and meetings in connection with the UN’s General Assembly in New York. 

Monday, 19 September

Women Deliver reception
19.00

The Crown Princess gives a speech at the Women Deliver reception “Celebrating Solutions. Keeping up momentum for girls & women.”
The Crown Princess was the patron of the Women Deliver Conference 2016, which took place in Copenhagen in May.

Tuesday, 20 September

World Leaders x Young Leaders side event
07.15

The Crown Princess takes part in the side event “World Leaders x Young Leaders”, which is held in cooperation between, among others, foreign minister Kristian Jensen and the UN’s Population Fund, UNFPA. The event will provide an opportunity for dialogue between young leaders and representatives from governments, civil society groups and the private sector as well as the academic world.

Meeting of the High Level Task Force for ICPD
08.30

The Crown Princess participates in a meeting of the High Level Task ForceSince 2012, The Crown Princess has been a member of the panel known as the International High-Level Task Force for ICPD, which works to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially for marginalized groups.

Partnering for Global Prosperity
11.00

The Crown Princess attends the meeting “Girl, Uninterrupted: Increasing Opportunity During Adolescence”, which includes participation by leaders from private, official and non-profit organizations. The meeting takes place in connection with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2016 Annual Meeting, which gathers global leaders to find and implement innovative solutions for some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

UNFPA side event
13.15

The Crown Princess gives a speech at the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) side event “Stakeholder Commitments to Safeguard Maternal Health During Humanitarian Crises: Presentation of the ’Safe Birth Even Here’ Campaign”. The Crown Princess is the patron of the UN Population Fund, UNFPA, which is an international development organization that promotes health and equality rights for women, men and children.

Reception
17.30

The Crown Princess takes part in the reception “Celebrating progress toward ending child marriage”, which marks five years of progress in opposing child marriages.

Wednesday, 21 September

Deliver for Good
08.15

The Crown Princess gives a speech at “Deliver for Good: Investments in Girls and Women to Achieve the SDGs”, which is held by Women Deliver and the organization’s partner groups.

Visit with Claus Meyer
11.30

The Crown Princess participates in a tour of Claus Meyer’s Nordic food hall called the “Great Northern Food Hall”, which opened in June 2016 and is in Grand Central Station. The objective of the food hall is to popularize Nordic food in New York. After the tour, The Crown Princess takes part in a luncheon with Claus Meyer and prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

It is possible that there could be changes in the programme.