The General Assembly meets today to take action on an oral draft decision regarding the “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council”.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The General Assembly debates the report, transmitted in a Secretary-General note (document A/79/915), on improving international cooperation and multilateral efforts to address global health challenges and promote equity in health for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO), pursuant to Assembly resolution 78/280, as well as discusses the Secretary-General’s report on the United Nations Youth Office (document A/79/986).
The commission charged with preparing for the entry into force of a new treaty on marine biodiversity resumed today its consideration of the mechanism by which information about treaty-related activities will be shared amongst States, with delegates debating the tasks, composition and working methods for the informal group of experts that will be responsible for its operationalization.
Continuing its second session today is the Preparatory Commission for the Entry into Force of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction and the Convening of the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement.
As delegates continued preparing for the entry into force of a treaty on high-seas biodiversity today, they both underscored the benefits of cooperation with relevant instruments, frameworks and bodies and cautioned that neither new nor existing mandates, operations or activities should undermine the other.
As the marine biodiversity treaty’s anticipated entry into force draws near, at the forefront of discussions today was the mechanism by which information about treaty-related activities will be shared amongst States, with delegates debating the optimal size, composition and working methods for the informal group of experts that will be tasked with its operationalization.
The commission tasked with preparing for the entry into force of a high-seas biodiversity treaty continued its second session today, taking up matters relating to both institutional and participatory financing as a number of speakers stressed the importance of ensuring equity and inclusion for developing States.
As momentum builds towards the entry into force of a heavily anticipated marine biodiversity treaty, delegates at a preparatory meeting underscored the need for inclusive and flexible procedural modalities and financial arrangements to enable the full participation of all parties as well as the equitable implementation of the treaty itself.
A high-level General Assembly conference on advancing the realization of two independent States — Israel and Palestine — concluded its general debate today, with the final outcome document circulated to delegations.
