The President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, met today with Mr. Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

The Executive Director expressed his gratitude and commended the President on his work in delivering on his vision of hope including meeting the needs of our planet. He further briefed the President on GCF’s work on Coral Reefs Investment window, private equity fund to encourage investments in the blue economy and protecting the coral reefs.

The President commended the Executive Director on GCF’s work. The President and the Executive Director also discussed relevant topics on sustainable development, climate change, SIDS development, building momentum towards COP27.

The meeting took place in the President’s office at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

29 April 2022