Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus arrived in the United States today to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). His flight, operated by Qatar Airways, landed at New York’s JFK International Airport at 10:10 PM local time on September 23.
Upon arrival, Yunus and his delegation were received by Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, and the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, DM Salahuddin Mahmud.
Earlier in the day, Professor Yunus departed from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:05 AM (Bangladesh time) on the same flight.
Professor Yunus is set to attend the inaugural session of the high-level week at the UNGA on September 24 at the UN Headquarters in New York. His address at the assembly is scheduled for 10 AM (New York time) on September 27.
In addition to his UN duties, Yunus will hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joseph R. Biden at 11 AM on September 24. He is also slated to engage in high-level discussions with multiple world leaders and international organization heads on the sidelines of the UNGA.
The high-level debate at the UNGA is set to begin on September 24. Yunus will remain in New York for three days, departing for Dhaka on September 27. During his stay, he is expected to meet with the prime ministers of the Netherlands, Pakistan, and Nepal, as well as hold discussions with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the President of the European Union, the UN Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Bank President, and the USAID Administrator.