UNICEF media opportunities during the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Wednesday 19 September
• UNICEF launches a new data report on out-of-school children and young people. A future stolen: young and out-of-school looks at the education situation of children and young people from pre-primary to upper secondary age across all countries, including those affected by humanitarian emergencies.
Contact: Georgina Thompson, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 238 1559, [email protected]
Wednesday 19 September
• UNICEF launches Gates Grand Challenge – a $4m innovation fund for social enterprises with proven ability to provide digital solutions for water, sanitation and hygiene challenges that affect children and women. The challenge forms part of the UNICEF and Arm partnership and marks the first joint UNICEF-Arm collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Contact: Yemi Lufadeju, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 213 4034, [email protected]
10:10am-10:30am ET Sunday 23 September
• UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore will join New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on a panel discussion – Early Moments Matter – focused on why businesses and governments must revolutionize workplaces by investing in family-friendly policies.
Location: Social Good Summit, 92nd Street Y, New York City.
Contact: Georgina Thompson, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 238 1559, [email protected]
11:25am-11:50am ET Sunday 23 September
• UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lilly Singh will join United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Jayathma Wickramanayake for a discussion on youth empowerment.
Location: Social Good Summit, 92nd Street Y, New York City.
Contact: Helen Wylie, UNICEF New York, +1 917 244 2215, [email protected]
11:00am-1:00pm ET Monday 24 September
• UNICEF launches a new strategy to end tuberculosis in children and adolescents, with the World Health Organization and the Stop TB partnership.
Location: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York City
Contact: Sabrina Sidhu, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 476 1537, [email protected]
7:00am-9:00am ET Tuesday 25 September
• UNICEF co-hosts the Big data for social good event, in collaboration with Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, WFP and Norwegian MOFA.
Location: Delegates Dining Room, United Nations Headquarters
Contact: Yemi Lufadeju, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 213 4034, [email protected]
09:00 am-11:00 am ET Tuesday 25 September
• Joint session with the Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems on the need for improved quality of care to save women and children's lives.
Location: UNICEF 633, 3rd Avenue, New York City
Contact: Sabrina Sidhu, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 476 1537, [email protected]
8:00am-9:30am ET Wednesday 26 September
• UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore to take part in a panel discussion at the event Safe and Respected: Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment and Abuse in the Humanitarian Sector.
Location: United Nations Conference Room 11, United Nations, New York City
Contact: Georgina Thompson, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 238 1559, [email protected]
2:00pm-5:00pm ET Wednesday 26 September
• UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore to make opening remarks at a high-level meeting on refugee education with Save the Children, UNESCO, UNHCR, and UNICEF.
Location: UNICEF House, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York City
Contact: Georgina Thompson, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 238 1559, [email protected]
5:00pm-7:00pm ET Wednesday 26 September
• To highlight the power of physical activity in beating noncommunicable diseases including diabetes, obesity and heart disease, UNICEF, along with the Permanent Missions of Sweden and Jamaica to the UN, the Swedish Cancer Association and the World Health Organization is organizing ‘Jump the Talk – Living Actively to #BeatNCDs’.
Location: North Lawn, UN HQ, New York City.
Contact: Sabrina Sidhu, UNICEF New York, +1 917 476 1537, [email protected]
8:45am-10:00am ET Thursday 27 September
• UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore to speak at a high-level event co-hosted with ECHO and UNICEF on gender-based violence in emergencies.
Location: Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York City
Contact: Helen Wylie, UNICEF New York, +1 917 244 2215, [email protected]
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For more information and to arrange interviews, please contact: Georgina Thompson, UNICEF New York, Mobile: + 1 917 238 1559, [email protected]
