The 2023 United Nations Day Concert held inside the UN General Assembly Hall celebrated the adoption of the 1945 UN Charter and focused on mobilising global action in support of the world’s most vulnerable nations on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
Hosted by the Kingdom of Tonga and organised with support from the PVBLIC Foundation, The Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, The Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) the concert featured internationally renowned cellist Michael Fitzpatrick, Tongan youth scholars from the Mana Academy, and the world premiere of the Environmental Symphony: The Movement – a multimedia symphonic experience featuring the New York Orchestra Ensemble and conductor Julien Benichou.
