"NATURE CONSERVATION"

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

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment for Nature’ debate to examine the interconnected environmental threats hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

The General Assembly resumes its informal thematic consultation on the Secretary-General’s "Our Common Agenda" report with a panel discussion with participation of relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, young people, academia and civil society representatives.

Press Conference by Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and Cassie Flynn, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Strategic Advisor on Climate Change and Head of UNDP's Climate, on the launch UNDP's NDC Outlook report.

Press Conference by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the forthcoming UN Biological Diversity Conference.

Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President, Costa Rica; Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany; Gavin Newsom, Governor of California; and Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona and co-President of United Cities & Local Governments (UCLG) brief press on climate action.