"BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY"

Under the agenda: "Maintenance of International Peace and Security".

General Assembly: 66th Plenary Meeting, 77th Session

Countries need to translate the global plan to national targets, said David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity. UNIFEED

On Saturday, UN member countries finalized a “breakthrough” text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, after nearly two decades of talks. UNIFEED

End-of-year press briefing by Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Nearing the conclusion of a sometimes fractious two-week meeting, nations of the world today agreed on a historic package of measures deemed critical to addressing the dangerous loss of biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems.UN BIODIVERSITY

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

General Assembly takes Up Second Committee reports, adopting 38 resolutions, 2 decisions.

General Assembly adopts draft resolution on sustainable fisheries, underscoring threats of sea-level rise, loss of marine biodiversity, marine debris.