"SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION"

Concluding 2022 management segment, Economic and Social Council focuses on role in attaining inclusive recovery guided by sustainable development agenda.

Member States discuss how to advance, explore and consider options for ensuring adequate, predictable and sustained financing for peacebuilding.

Briefing by UNMAS Acting Director Ilene Cohn, Special Envoy for universalization of the anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention and Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Hashemite Court Prince Mired of Jordan, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Guillermo Fernández de Soto, Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations David Hauri, Director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines Hector Guerra, and IED survivor/photographer Giles Duley.

UN chief António Guterres said, “the Group of 77 and China is a vital part of our work. Your engagement and promotion of developing country priorities — and your support to our Organization — will be needed now, more than ever.” UNIFEED

The Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (from Guinea to Pakistan) holds its annual handover ceremony in virtual format.

General Assembly takes action on Second Committee reports by adopting 37 resolutions, 2 decisions.

Taking Up Second Committee reports, General Assembly adopts 36 resolutions, including text calling for building back better in wake of pandemic.

General Assembly adopts 48 Third Committee resolutions, proclaims International Day for People of African Descent, covering broad Themes of Human Rights.

Secretary-General António Guterres said the COVID-19 pandemic “has pushed us towards one of the worst recessions in modern times, which is having a devastating effect on the most vulnerable countries and peoples,” but added that within this crisis lies an opportunity "to embark on a path to revive economies, ensure gender equality, protect our planet and achieve the SDGs by 2030.” UNIFEED

Taking up Second Committee reports at the 52 plenary, General Assembly adopts 47 resolutions, including texts to combat protectionism and unilateral economic measures.