"NATURAL RESOURCES"

The President of the General Assembly convenes a high-level thematic debate on the ocean and Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water, with the support of the Governments of Portugal and Kenya – co-hosts of the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference, as well as H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Ocean, to generate momentum towards the Conference in Lisbon, when public health safety measures allow.

The President of the General Assembly convenes a high-level thematic debate on the ocean and Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water, with the support of the Governments of Portugal and Kenya – co-hosts of the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference, as well as H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Ocean, to generate momentum towards the Conference in Lisbon, when public health safety measures allow.

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as the current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either the socioeconomic or the environmental Goals of this Agenda, according to a new UN report issued on Thursday. UNIFEED

International organizations have come together to launch a new One Health High-Level Expert Panel to improve understanding of how diseases with the potential to trigger pandemics, emerge and spread. WHO

General Assembly declares 2022 International Year of Glass, adopts 4 texts on Aral Sea region, financing for Darfur mission.

A two-day workshop on the role of media in the permanent constitution-making process organized by several UN agencies has encouraged South Sudanese journalists to continue in its vital role in reporting, educating and disseminating information for civic engagement and public participation. UNMISS

Security Council strongly condemns attacks against critical civilian infrastructure, unanimously adopting resolution 2573 (2021).

UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council, “we need to continue to leverage political dialogue, sanctions and arms transfer decisions to ensure respect for the law and the protection of civilians and the objects they depend on to survive.” UNIFEED

Special Envoy updates Security Council on new strategy for consolidating peace, preventing conflict in Great Lakes region.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has designated European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet as Goodwill Ambassador on the International Day of Human Space Flight. FAO