  {"id":289111,"date":"2026-09-14T14:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/81\/?p=289111"},"modified":"2026-09-19T15:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:53:35","slug":"high-level-plenary-meeting-sea-level-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/81\/2026\/09\/14\/high-level-plenary-meeting-sea-level-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"High-level Plenary Meeting to Address the Existential Threats Posed by Sea-level Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-032b712c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:clamp(22px,3vw,30px) clamp(20px,3vw,36px)\">\n  <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:flex-end;gap:22px 36px\">\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 420px;min-width:260px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(190px,1fr));gap:18px 30px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:6px\">When<\/div><div style=\"color:#1a1a1a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.55\">Thursday 24 September 2026<\/div><\/div><div><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:6px\">Where<\/div><div style=\"color:#1a1a1a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.55\">Conference Room 4<br>United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/div><\/div><div><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:6px\">Programme<\/div><div style=\"color:#1a1a1a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.55\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Programme-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-24-September-2026.pdf\" style=\"color:#00689D;text-decoration:underline\">Programme of the meeting (PDF)<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div style=\"flex:0 0 auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1e\/k1ej2317oq\" style=\"display:inline-block;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff;padding:13px 22px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1.4px;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Watch live on 爆料网 Web TV<\/a><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:sticky;top:0;background-color:#f4f6f8;border-top:2px solid #009edb;border-bottom:1px solid #d5dde3;padding:11px clamp(18px,3vw,40px);margin-bottom:4px\"><div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:8px\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;margin-right:4px\">On this page<\/span><a href=\"#overview\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #d5dde3;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a1a;font-size:12.5px;cursor:pointer\">Overview<\/a><a href=\"#background\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #d5dde3;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a1a;font-size:12.5px;cursor:pointer\">Background<\/a><a href=\"#documents\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #d5dde3;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a1a;font-size:12.5px;cursor:pointer\">Documents &middot; 11<\/a><a href=\"#take-part\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #d5dde3;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a1a;font-size:12.5px;cursor:pointer\">Take part<\/a><a href=\"#watch\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;border:1px solid #d5dde3;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a1a;font-size:12.5px;cursor:pointer\">Watch<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-67e04ee0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:44px;padding-right:clamp(18px,3vw,40px);padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:clamp(18px,3vw,40px)\">\n\n<h2 id=\"overview\" style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2.4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1a1a1a;margin:0 0 12px\">Overview<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"border:0;border-top:2px solid #009edb;margin:0 0 30px\">\n<div><div style=\"max-width:90ch\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.85;color:#333333\">The High-Level Meeting on Sea Level Rise will convene global leaders, experts, and other stakeholders to address the urgent and escalating threat of rising sea levels. This meeting will focus on building common understanding, mobilizing political leadership, and promoting multisectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration and international cooperation towards the objective of &ldquo;addressing the threats posed by sea-level rise&rdquo;. Participants will work towards developing comprehensive solutions and actionable commitments to combat sea level rise, ensuring a resilient and sustainable future including for small island developing states and low-lying coastal areas.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.85;color:#333333\">The High-Level meeting on Sea Level Rise is being held in accordance with Assembly decision 78\/558 of 1 August 2024.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ba1156f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;padding-top:48px;padding-right:clamp(18px,3vw,40px);padding-bottom:54px;padding-left:clamp(18px,3vw,40px)\">\n\n<h2 id=\"background\" style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2.4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1a1a1a;margin:0 0 12px\">Background<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"border:0;border-top:2px solid #009edb;margin:0 0 32px\"><div><div style=\"max-width:90ch\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#333333\">Sea-level rise is no longer a distant or abstract threat. It is already affecting communities and economies in every region, intensifying coastal flooding, erosion, saltwater intrusion and the loss of ecosystems and biodiversity that protect communities and sustain livelihoods. These pressures are expected to compound as climate-related hazards become more frequent and severe.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#333333\">For small island developing States, low-lying coastal countries, delta regions, coastal communities and cities, sea-level rise threatens every dimension of sustainable development. Its effects extend to housing, health, food and water security, infrastructure, tourism, fisheries, fiscal stability, culture and heritage. It also risks reversing hard-won development gains, deepening inequality and placing additional strain on national institutions and public services.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#333333\">At a high-level meeting on 25 September 2024, the General Assembly elevated sea-level rise as a matter of global concern and reinforced the need for political leadership and concerted global action. This week&rsquo;s meeting is a direct response to that call. It will provide a platform for Heads of State and Government, ministers and other senior representatives to identify practical priorities and galvanize collective action for the coming decade.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#333333\">The high-level meeting will focus on measures that can protect lives and livelihoods now, preserve development gains, support those facing unavoidable impacts and strengthen the international architecture for long-term response while delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals ahead of 2030.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ba1156f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;padding-top:48px;padding-right:clamp(18px,3vw,40px);padding-bottom:54px;padding-left:clamp(18px,3vw,40px)\">\n\n<h2 id=\"documents\" style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2.4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1a1a1a;margin:0 0 12px\">Documents<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"border:0;border-top:2px solid #009edb;margin:0 0 32px\">\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:16px\"><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Programme<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Programme-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-24-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">Programme of the meeting<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 1 page &middot; 140 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">Circulated 17 September 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Programme-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-24-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Programme-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-24-September-2026.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Concept note<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Concept-Note-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-24-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">Concept note<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 3 pages &middot; 188 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">Circulated 17 September 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Concept-Note-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-24-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Concept-Note-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-24-September-2026.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Letter<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Letter-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-17-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">List of speakers and provisional programme for the high-level meeting on addressing the existen<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 1 page &middot; 308 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">17 September 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Letter-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-17-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/PGA81-Letter-Sea-Level-Rise-High-Level-Meeting-17-September-2026.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Draft declaration<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/Final-SLR-Declaration-version-as-passed-silence.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">Final draft declaration, as agreed under silence procedure<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 4 pages &middot; 272 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">Transmitted 20 August 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/Final-SLR-Declaration-version-as-passed-silence.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/Final-SLR-Declaration-version-as-passed-silence.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Letter<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/PGA-Letter_Transmission-of-Final-Draft-Sea-Level-Rise-Declaration.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">Transmission of the final draft declaration<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 1 page &middot; 149 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">20 August 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/PGA-Letter_Transmission-of-Final-Draft-Sea-Level-Rise-Declaration.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/PGA-Letter_Transmission-of-Final-Draft-Sea-Level-Rise-Declaration.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Letter<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/Letter-from-Co-facilitators-Regarding-Sea-Level-Rise.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">Letter from the co-facilitators<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 1 page &middot; 213 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">20 August 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/Letter-from-Co-facilitators-Regarding-Sea-Level-Rise.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/Letter-from-Co-facilitators-Regarding-Sea-Level-Rise.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Letter<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/PGA-Letter_List-of-Speakers-High-Level-Meeting-Sea-Level-Rise-24-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">List of speakers for the high-level meeting<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 1 page &middot; 100 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">14 August 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/PGA-Letter_List-of-Speakers-High-Level-Meeting-Sea-Level-Rise-24-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/08\/PGA-Letter_List-of-Speakers-High-Level-Meeting-Sea-Level-Rise-24-September-2026.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Report<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/en\/A\/81\/74\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">A\/81\/74 &mdash; Challenges related to sea level rise and ways and approaches to address it<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">爆料网 document &middot; 19 pages &middot; 356 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">22 May 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/en\/A\/81\/74\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/en\/A\/81\/74\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Letter<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/05\/PGA-Letter_High-Level-Meetings-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">The high-level meetings of September 2026<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 1 page &middot; 153 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">20 May 2026<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/05\/PGA-Letter_High-Level-Meetings-September-2026.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/05\/PGA-Letter_High-Level-Meetings-September-2026.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Letter<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2025\/12\/PGA-Letter_Appointment-of-Co-Chairs-High-Level-Plenary-Meeting-Sea-Level-Rise.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">Appointment of the co-facilitators<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">PDF &middot; 1 page &middot; 99 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">5 December 2025<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2025\/12\/PGA-Letter_Appointment-of-Co-Chairs-High-Level-Plenary-Meeting-Sea-Level-Rise.pdf#view=FitH\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2025\/12\/PGA-Letter_Appointment-of-Co-Chairs-High-Level-Plenary-Meeting-Sea-Level-Rise.pdf\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #009edb;padding:20px 22px;min-height:150px\"><div><div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px\">Decision<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.un.org\/en\/A\/78\/L.101\" style=\"display:block;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.45;margin-top:9px;text-decoration:none\">Decision 78\/558 &mdash; Enhancing action on sea level rise (A\/78\/L.101)<\/a><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:8px\">爆料网 document &middot; 1 page &middot; 120 KB<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6a6a6a;margin-top:6px\">1 August 2024<\/div><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.un.org\/en\/A\/78\/L.101\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#009edb;color:#ffffff\">Open \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.un.org\/en\/A\/78\/L.101\" download style=\"display:inline-block;padding:7px 12px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #d5dde3\">Download<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ba1156f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:48px;padding-right:clamp(18px,3vw,40px);padding-bottom:54px;padding-left:clamp(18px,3vw,40px)\">\n\n<h2 id=\"take-part\" style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2.4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1a1a1a;margin:0 0 12px\">Take part<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"border:0;border-top:2px solid #009edb;margin:0 0 32px\">\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #ececec\"><details style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;padding:16px 0\" open><summary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-size:17px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.5\">Member States and observers<\/summary><div><p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#333333;max-width:82ch\">Inscription on the list of speakers is through the <a href=\"https:\/\/e-delegate.un.org\" style=\"color:#00689D;text-decoration:underline\">e-deleGATE portal<\/a>. The list opened on 19 August and closes on Wednesday 16 September 2026.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;padding:16px 0\"><summary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-size:17px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.5\">Arrangements for delegations<\/summary><div><p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#333333;max-width:82ch\">Arrangements for all the high-level meetings of the general debate period are set out in the information note for delegations, <a href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/en\/A\/INF\/81\/4\" style=\"color:#00689D;text-decoration:underline\">A\/INF\/81\/4<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe8803c1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#0b1c2c;padding-top:44px;padding-right:clamp(18px,3vw,40px);padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:clamp(18px,3vw,40px)\">\n\n<h2 id=\"watch\" style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2.4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#ffffff;margin:0 0 12px\">Watch<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"border:0;border-top:2px solid #009edb;margin:0 0 32px\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:24px 48px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between\">\n  <div style=\"flex:1 1 420px;min-width:260px\">\n    <div style=\"font-size:clamp(22px,2.4vw,30px);font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.3\">Thursday 24 September 2026<\/div>\n    <p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#b9c6d2\">The meeting is webcast on 爆料网 Web TV. The President&rsquo;s statement and the outcome of the meeting will be posted on this page once issued.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1e\/k1ej2317oq\" style=\"display:inline-block;background-color:#ffffff;color:#0b1c2c;padding:13px 22px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1.4px;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Watch on 爆料网 Web TV &middot; Part 1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1u\/k1u0xp7957\" style=\"display:inline-block;background-color:#0b1c2c;color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ffffff80;padding:13px 22px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1.4px;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Part 2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ba1156f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;padding-top:48px;padding-right:clamp(18px,3vw,40px);padding-bottom:54px;padding-left:clamp(18px,3vw,40px)\">\n\n<h2 id=\"week\" style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2.4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1a1a1a;margin:0 0 12px\">High-Level Week<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"border:0;border-top:2px solid #009edb;margin:0 0 32px\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:6px 26px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:34px\">\n  <div style=\"font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:64px;line-height:.85;color:#009edb;flex:0 0 auto\">&ldquo;<\/div>\n  <div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:240px;border-left:2px solid #d5dde3;padding-left:26px\">\n    <p style=\"font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8;color:#1a1a1a;margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:500\">The 81st Session will be rich with milestone events that will test our collective resolve &mdash; from addressing the existential threats of sea-level rise, to pandemic preparedness, to commemorating the Right to Development at forty, nuclear disarmament, and the Durban legacy at twenty-five. Each is more than a date on a calendar. Each is an opportunity to demonstrate that multilateralism can deliver concrete results.<\/p>\n    <p style=\"margin:0;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a1a;font-size:14px\">H.E. Dr. Khalilur Rahman<\/p>\n    <p style=\"margin:3px 0 0;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:13px\">Vision statement<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(160px,1fr));gap:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/81\/event\/general-debate-of-the-eighty-first-session-of-the-general-assembly\/\" style=\"display:block;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #0b1c2c;text-decoration:none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/pga81-hlw-banner-general-debate-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"><div style=\"padding:14px 16px 16px\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:#6a6a6a\">22&ndash;28 Sep<\/div><div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;margin-top:6px;line-height:1.4\">General debate<\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/81\/2026\/09\/14\/high-level-meeting-40th-anniversary-declaration-on-the-right-to-development\/\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #E5243B;text-decoration:none;display:block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/pga81-hlw-banner-right-to-development-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"><div style=\"padding:14px 16px 16px\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:#6a6a6a\">Wed 23 Sep<\/div><div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;margin-top:6px;line-height:1.4\">Right to Development at 40<\/div><\/div><\/a><div style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #0A97D9;text-decoration:none;display:block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/pga81-hlw-banner-sea-level-rise-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"><div style=\"padding:14px 16px 16px\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:#6a6a6a\">Thu 24 Sep<\/div><div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;margin-top:6px;line-height:1.4\">Sea-level rise<\/div><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.4px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:#009edb;margin-top:8px\">This meeting<\/div><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/81\/2026\/09\/14\/high-level-meeting-pandemic-prevention-preparedness-and-response\/\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #4C9F38;text-decoration:none;display:block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/pga81-hlw-banner-pandemic-ppr-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"><div style=\"padding:14px 16px 16px\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:#6a6a6a\">Fri 25 Sep<\/div><div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;margin-top:6px;line-height:1.4\">Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response<\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/81\/2026\/09\/14\/high-level-meeting-25th-anniversary-durban-declaration-and-programme-of-action\/\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #DD1367;text-decoration:none;display:block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/pga81-hlw-banner-durban-declaration-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"><div style=\"padding:14px 16px 16px\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:#6a6a6a\">Mon 28 Sep<\/div><div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;margin-top:6px;line-height:1.4\">Durban Declaration at 25<\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/81\/2026\/09\/14\/high-level-plenary-meeting-international-day-for-the-total-elimination-of-nuclear-weapons\/\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d5dde3;border-top:3px solid #00689D;text-decoration:none;display:block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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