Opening plenary

Chairperson: H. E. Mr. Muhammadou M.O. Kah, Interim Chair of the 29th CSTD

Special Address by
o Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International
Telecommunication Union
o H.E. Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the Economic and Social
Council & Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nepal to the
United Nations in New York (Video)

Election of the Chair of the 29th CSTD and Vice Chair from the East European Group
Agenda item 1
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
Chairperson: Mr. Xian Zhang, Chair of the 29th CSTD

Opening statement by Mr. Pedro Manuel Moreno, Acting Secretary-General, UN
Trade and Development (UNCTAD)