UNGA81

Global leaders are gathering on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss the future of development finance, with a focus on how multilateral lenders can fund sustainable growth. CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America, is highlighting its role in shaping financing models for emerging economies. Discussions centre on reforming global financial systems so developing countries can access affordable capital for infrastructure and climate priorities.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met European Union counterparts in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's high-level week. He said talks covered India-EU cooperation and multilateral issues, including developments in the Gulf, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific. The meeting comes as India and the EU continue deepening strategic and trade ties amid global tensions.

International IDEA, the Stockholm-based intergovernmental institute supporting democracy worldwide, says it will work to put democracy on the agenda of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The organisation announced its planned participation and priorities for UNGA81, framing democratic resilience as a matter for multilateral cooperation at a time of global democratic backsliding.