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After mega 'Howdy,Modi!' event in Houston, PM arrives in New York for UNGA Summit
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After mega 'Howdy,Modi!' event in Houston, PM arrives in New York for UNGA Summit

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 23 Sep 2019, 03:51 am

New York: After completing his crucial Houston visit, where he addressed the mega 'Howdy, Modi!' event, PM Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Monday.

He will attend the crucial UN General Assembly meeting in the city.

The Prime Minister has several multilateral events in New York on Monday beginning with the Climate Summit organized by the UN Secretary-General.

In his address at this event, Prime Minister will showcase what India has done to address Climate Change issues and also highlight Indian expectations and aspirations from the international community to address this very pressing problem, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has said in Delhi last week.

UN Secretary General António Guterres will be hosting an important meet during the day on the Universal Health Coverage.

The Government of India’s program of Ayushman Bharat is the world’s largest healthcare initiative and thus Prime Minister will be focusing on showcasing the programme at this event.

Another important meet on Monday under the aegis of the world body will be the Leaders' Dialogue on Strategic Responses to Terrorists and Violent Extremist Narratives.

This is a dialogue jointly hosted by His Majesty, the King of Jordan, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the President of France and the UN Secretary General.

Prime Minister has been invited to speak at this event. Other speakers, who have also been invited include the President of Kenya and Indonesia, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of Germany, sources said.

Among other programmes, Prime Minister will have bilateral with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday and he will also address the UN General Assembly on September 27.

Prime Minister's programme in the US on Sept 23, 2019

1000 hrs : UNSG’s Summit on Climate Change (Venue: UN Building)

1130 hrs : High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (Venue: UN Building)

1215 hrs : Meeting with Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar

1415 hrs : Meeting with President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger

1500 hrs : Meeting with PM Giuseppe Conte of Italy

1535 hrs : Meeting with Ms. Henrietta H Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF

1630 hrs : Leaders’ Dialogue on Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives

1845 hrs : Meeting with President Hage Geingob of Namibia

1920 hrs : Meeting with President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih of Maldives

(All times local, approx) 

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