The Crown Prince began the third day of the visit 21 September 2023 by attending the opening of the “Summit of the Future Ministerial Meeting”, at which the UN secretary-general and ministers of the UN’s member states set out their visions, priorities and expectations for “Summit of the Future”, which will take place during UNGA79 in 2024. The ambition for “Summit of the Future” is to lay the groundwork for strengthened global cooperation and joint commitment. The Crown Prince participated together with UN Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen in the meeting, which took place in the Finn Juhl chamber at the UN Headquarters. In 1949, Denmark, Norway and Sweden offered to arrange the three large permanent council chambers in the UN building. Architect and furniture designer Finn Juhl was commissioned to design the middle of the three rooms, the Trusteeship Council Chamber. The picture shows The Crown Prince greeting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

In mid-morning, The Crown Prince visited Denmark House in Manhattan. UN Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen and Consul General Berit Basse showed The Crown Prince around in Denmark House, where The Crown Prince had the opportunity to greet the staff members of the UN mission and the Consulate General of Denmark.

The picture shows His Royal Highness with Consul General Berit Basse and UN Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen.

Later in the day, in the afternoon, The Crown Prince attended the opening of the ministerial meeting for the group of least developed countries (LDCs). The group comprises 46 countries, and the ministerial meeting focused, among other things, on the challenges the countries face as a consequence of the food and energy crises, the debt crisis and climate change.

The Crown Prince’s visit in New York concluded with the reception “Leaders for the Urban Future”, which was facilitated by the Denmark-based company Urban Partners. The picture shows His Royal Highness together with Mikkel Bülow-Lehnsby from Urban Partners.

The theme of the reception was sustainable urban development, and the purpose of the event was to bring together decision-makers from the urban development and real estate sectors to create momentum for decarbonisation of the built environment.

The event took place in the New York borough of Tribeca.