Following expressed support for the establishment of the UN Road Safety Trust Fund (UN RSTF) by the Secretary-General, the Special Envoy met with a number of high-level UN officials in New York, including the Secretary-General. The Special Envoy, in addition to providing an update on his activities, shared about the progress on the establishment of the UN RSTF and welcomed support from other UN agencies.
The Special Envoy held meetings with the following officials:
• Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
• Mr. Omar Abdi, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF
• Mr. Ted Chaiban, Director of Programme Division, UNICEF
• Mr. Peter Drennan, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
• Ms. Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, Director of Sustainable Development Unit, EOSG
• Mr. Fabrizio Hochschild, Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination
• Mr. Michael O’Neill, Former Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy
• Ms. Alison Smale, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications and Public Information
• Ms. Maria luiza Ribeiro Viotti, SG Chef de Cabinet
• Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
• Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
• Mr. Miroslav Lajcak, President of the 72nd session of the General Assembly