UN Financial Summit Attracts 14 World Leaders

He invited the 192 U.N. member states to attend at the highest level.

According to the latest figures, 126 of the 192 U.N. member states will participate in the summit — 14 heads of state and government, four vice-presidents, 31 ministers, three deputy prime ministers, 28 vice-ministers and many ambassadors. Ten of the 14 world leaders coming to New York are from Latin America and the Caribbean, with just two Europeans, one African and one Asian.

Iran will be represented by a first vice-president and Russia by a deputy prime minister, Yeves said.

Asked whether d'Escoto was disappointed at the low turnout of world leaders, Yeves said "the president of the General Assembly believes that regardless of who's coming ... the most important thing is the substance of the agreements."

"It's up to states to determine the level" of participation, he said. "All of them knew it was the highest-level possible."

Yeves said the summit will include speeches by participants and four roundtables — on the role of the U.N. and member states in discussions on reforming and strengthening the international financial and economic system; measures to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis on development; the present and future impact of the crisis on employment, trade and U.N. anti-poverty goals; and U.N. efforts to respond to the crisis.