From 20 September to 23 September 2026 Queen Mathilde will be in New York. As an SDG advocate, she will participate in the United Nations' 81st General Assembly.
Mathilde will have meetings with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Chairwoman of the SDG group Amina Mohammed, UNDP President Alexander De Croo and Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief Tom Fletcher.
20 September 2026
Queen Mathilde is staying at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Queen Mathilde is staying at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Meeting with UNDP administrator Alexander De Croo.
Queen Mathilde visited the 9/11 Memorial, 25 years after the terrorist attack on the twin towers.
With Mirjana Spoljaric, chairwoman of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
21 September 2026
Queen Mathilde & her team (new private secretary Marleen Steenbrugghe and SDG collaborator Jean-Louis Six) on their way from the hotel to the UN building.
Queen Mathilde & her team (new private secretary Marleen Steenbrugghe and SDG collaborator Jean-Louis Six) on their way from the hotel to the UN building.
With Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief.
Meeting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Speaking at the event 'Invisible Architecture: Building Safe Digital Systems for Children - Advancing Global Standards and Shared Responsibility'.
Speaking at the event 'Invisible Architecture: Building Safe Digital Systems for Children - Advancing Global Standards and Shared Responsibility'.
Next to Mathilde: Turkish first lady, Emine Erdogan.
With UNICEF director, Catherine Russell.
With the director of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus.
22 September 2026
With Queen Maxima at opening session of the General Assembly.
With Queen Maxima at opening session of the General Assembly.
With Minister for foreign affairs, Maxime Prévot.
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