Thursday, 24 October

UN Day Celebration

Time: 13:00 – 14:15

Venue: Digital Wave Stage, Hall 1, Pragati Maidan

Moderator: Radhika Batra, Chief of Staff, UN Resident Coordinator’s Office

13:00 – 13:15

Opening addresses

• Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India

• Dr. Roderico H. Ofrin, WHO Representative to India

13:15 – 13:50

Presentations from UN agencies working on innovation and technology

• Areti Sianni, Chief of Mission, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Elisabeth Steinmayr, Programme Officer, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Preeti Soni, Head, Asian & Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)
• Balakrishna Pisupati, Head, UNEP India, supporting UNCTs and Co-Convener UNSDF Group on Environment

13:50 – 14:10

Cultural performances 

Azeem Ahmed Alvi, Indian Sitar player

14:10 – 14:15

Closing remarks

Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India