President Halonen to the UN

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland
Press Release 10 March 2011

President of the Republic Tarja Halonen will describe the work of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability to the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, 16 March 2011. Panel members have been invited to talk about their work by the President of the UN General Assembly, Joseph Deiss.

President Halonen will also meet non-governmental organisations from the field of sustainable development as well as leaders of UN organisations.

Established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last August, the Panel has now convened twice, with the latest meeting being held in Cape Town at the end of February. President Halonen co-chairs the panel together with the President of the Republic of South-Africa Jacob Zuma.

President Halonen will travel to New York on Monday, 14 March and is set to return to Finland on the morning of Thursday, 17 March.