19 September 2025
Queen Mathilde has left Belgium (on a regular flight) with destination Boston. She'll be taking part in the United Nations' General Assembly High-Level Week in New York later this week. Boston means she'll be meeting up with Elisabeth first!
21 September 2025
Dinner meeting with Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Walking from the hotel to the United Nations building.
Addressing the UN on women's rights.
With Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
With WHO director general Tedros Ghebreyesus.
And Najat Maalla M’jid, UN Special Representative on Violence against Children.
With the Pakistani foreign secretary, Ishaq Dar.
At the Theirworld High-level Global Education Dinner, hosted by former British PM Gordon Brown & Sarah Brown, with Muhammed Yunus.
23 September 2025
Opening of the General Assembly. Mathilde's seated next to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. Next row: Princess Amalia of the Netherlands.
At the conference "Restoring Childhood and Humanity – Advancing Peace in Ukraine Through the Return of Ukrainian Children”
"I would like to start by expressing my heartfelt empathy towards all the Ukrainian children whose lives are being seriously compromised by Russia’s aggression."
"I would like to start by expressing my heartfelt empathy towards all the Ukrainian children whose lives are being seriously compromised by Russia’s aggression."
"Every day that the rights of Ukraine’s children are violated, it compromises their future. And the children of Ukraine constitute the most precious component of Ukraine’s future. Belgium will continue to support the Coalition and the UN agencies to make sure that Ukraine’s children will be able to flourish in an independent, prosperous and safe Ukraine."
Meeting with Olena Zelenska, who thanked Belgium for its help towards the return of Ukrainian children and for demonstrating solidarity with her country to the world.
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