On Wednesday, 22 October, the Secretary-General will arrive in Geneva to participate in a special session of the World Meteorological Congress, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The session will spotlight the Early Warnings for All initiative, where the Secretary-General is expected to reiterate his urgent call for universal access to life-saving alert systems.

Immediately following this event, he will proceed to the Palais des Nations to attend the sixteenth session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).   Following the session, the Secretary-General will be joined by Carlos Cuerpo, Spain’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, and they will officially launch the Sevilla Forum on Debt.           

The forum is a key milestone in advancing commitments made during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, which took place in Sevilla in Spain.

On Thursday, 23 October, the Secretary-General will head to Hanoi, Viet Nam to participate in a high-level event marking the opening for signature of the UN Convention against Cybercrime. The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly in December of last year; this landmark treaty is the first comprehensive global framework to address cybercrime, offering States a robust set of tools for prevention and enforcement. 

While in Viet Nam, the Secretary-General will also hold bilateral meetings with senior Vietnamese officials. 

On Saturday evening, 25 October, the Secretary-General will head to Kuala Lumpur, where he will attend the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)-UN Summit, which will be chaired by Malaysia. 

The Secretary-General will be back in New York on Tuesday, 28 October.