On the first day of the working visit to New York, Queen Letizia attended a meeting with the Executive Director of UNICEF, Catherine Russell, at the organization's headquarters in New York. The Queen then attended a high-level UNICEF event at the UN General Assembly in New York. Afterwards, The Queen took part in a meeting with the Director General of the WHO, at the organization's headquarters. The Queen, special ambassador of the FAO, also attended a meeting with the general director of the organization.