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Marking the first International Zero-Waste Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said, “We’re making a mess of our world. It’s time to clean up. Let’s work as one to build a circular, zero-waste future. For people and planet.” UNIFEED

March 3 marks World Wildlife Day - a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world's wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. FAO

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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

New data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing and treatment services in 2021. WHO

Opening the UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, in Montreal, Canada, on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General said that “the deluded dreams of billionaires aside, there is no Planet B.” UNIFEED

The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity. UNIFEED

As COP27 biodiversity day unfolds in Egypt, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Ellie Goulding called on global community of leaders to acknowledge the importance of coral reefs, and “to get seriously ambitious and competitive about funding, restoration and protection.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.