The Week Ahead at the United Nations

26 April ��- 2 May 2025

(Please note that this is a working document and is subject to change)

To find out which events will be webcast, see:

You can also consult the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit (MALU) Media Alert, the  UN Journal,��the websites of the UN Security Council ��and the General Assembly to find the latest information. �į�į�į�į �į�į�į�į�į�į�į�į�į �į�į�į �į�į�į��

Saturday, 26 April

Today is International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day, it is also

Sunday, 27 April

There are no events scheduled for today. �į�į�į�į

Monday, 28 April

Today is��World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

At 10:00 a.m., there will be the launch of the Victims of Terrorism Associations Network, known as VoTAN, by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). The network is a key outcome from the first United Nations Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism, held in September 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event will be live on .

This morning, the is scheduled to hold an open briefing by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In the afternoon, there is a private meeting on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.��

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. �į�į�į�į ��

Noon briefing guests will be President of ECOSOC Bob Rae and Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs Mr. Navid Hanif. They will brief on the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development, 28-29 April.

At 1:45 p.m., there will be a hybrid briefing by Harold Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations and Chair of the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Today, the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC) will release its annual report of the Trust Fund in Support of Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, highlighting support to over 4,300 people affected by UN-related sexual exploitation and abuse. The report will be available here.

Tuesday, 29 April

This morning, the is scheduled to hold an open debate on the Middle East. The Secretary-General is expected to deliver remarks. In the afternoon, the Security Council is scheduled to hold a briefing on Ukraine.

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. This will be followed by a briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. �į  

In Geneva, the UN Information Service will hold its bi-weekly briefing for journalists. �į ��

Wednesday, 30 April

Today is International Jazz Day.

This morning, the is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution on . In the afternoon, there is a private meeting on Myanmar.

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. �į�į�į�į�į�į�į�į�į

The guests at the noon briefing are Kanni Wignaraja, Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific (in person) and Stephen Rodriques, UNDP Resident Representative in Afghanistan, joining virtually from Kabul. They will brief reporters on the release of UNDP’s Afghanistan Socio-Economic Review entitled “Fragile Gains, Deepening Subsistence Insecurity.”

Thursday, 1 May

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. �į�į�į��

At 1:00 p.m., there will be a briefing by the new President of the Security Council (Greece) on the programme of work for the month of May.

Friday, 2 May

Today is World Tuna Day.

At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. �į�į�į��

In Geneva, the UN Information Service will hold its bi-weekly briefing for journalists. ��

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