General assembly: 64th plenary meeting, 79th session

Adopting four drafts, General Assembly declares 2027-2036 UN Decade for Afforestation and Reforestation, encourages greater cooperation with Council of Europe.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 01:13:00
• Production Date: 16 April 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS; COUNCIL OF EUROPE - COE; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT - FFD; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - UNEP; FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO
• Subject Topical: CONFERENCES; COOPERATION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; DEVELOPMENT FINANCE; DEFORESTATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT
• MAMS Id: 3361526
• Parent Id: 3360710

Description

With the adoption of two draft resolutions today, the General Assembly moved to foster sustainable forest management around the world by proclaiming 2027–2036 as the United Nations Decade for Afforestation and Reforestation and bolstered cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe. 

Its approval of a draft decision allowed 38 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to participate in the Organization’s fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in June. 

• Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields - Item 13 
• The consideration of agenda item 13 was resumed. 
• The representative of the Congo made a statement, in the course of which draft resolution A/79/L.64 was introduced.
• Statement by the Secretariat 
• Statement in explanation of vote before the vote: United States of America 
• Draft resolution A/79/L.64 was adopted by 155 votes to 1, with 0 abstention(s) (resolution 79/283). 
• Statements in explanation of vote after the vote: Poland (on behalf of: European Union), Peru 
• The current stage of the consideration of agenda item 13 was concluded. 
• Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development - Item 17 
• The consideration of agenda item 17 was resumed. 
• The representative of Poland made a statement (on behalf of: European Union), in the course of which draft amendment A/79/L.77 was introduced. 
• Statement by the Secretariat 
• Statements in explanation of vote before the vote: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Russian Federation, Switzerland 
• Draft amendment A/79/L.77 was adopted by 72 votes to 13, with 49 abstention(s). 
• Draft decision A/79/L.72, as amended, was adopted (decision 79/548 B). 
• Statements in explanation of vote after the vote: Islamic Republic of Iran, Türkiye 
• The current stage of the consideration of agenda item 17 was concluded. 
• Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe - Item 125 (l) 
• The consideration of agenda item 125 (l) was resumed. 
• The representative of Luxembourg made a statement, in the course of which draft resolution A/79/L.75 was introduced. 
• Statement by the Secretariat 
• Statements in explanation of vote before the vote: Russian Federation 
• Draft resolution A/79/L.75 was adopted by 105 votes to 9, with 33 abstention(s) (draft resolution 79/284). 
• Statements in explanation of vote after the vote: United States of America, Hungary, Senegal, Viet Nam ,Islamic Republic of Iran 
• The consideration of agenda item 125 (l) was concluded. 

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A/79/L.64

A/79/L.72

A/79/L.77

A/79/L.75

A/79/PV.64