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

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The fashion industry is responsible for the consumption of 79 trillion liters of water annually resulting in 20% of global water pollution. Join the conversation to hear how fashion innovations can help deliver on SDG 6 water actions and lead transformative sector change.

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Report of the Economic and Social Council - Item 9 (A/77/3); note by the Secretary-General (A/77/154)

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Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to worsen with business-as-usual scenarios, especially with pollution in urban ecosystems. Urgent actions are needed at all levels to build a better future in harmony with nature.

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Presentation of report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and waste, Marcos A. Orellana, addressing mercury, small-scale gold mining and human rights, and his visits to Italy and Mauritius, followed by country concerned statements and an interactive discussion.

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Briefing by the Secretary-General on the progress in the implementation of recommendations contained in the report on "Our Common Agenda"

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Peacebuilding and sustaining peace - Item 66: draft resolution (A/76/L.74)

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Organizational session of the 2023 session of the Economic and Social Council (25 July 2022 to 26 July 2023) to elect the Bureau, as well as consider the provisional agenda and the working arrangements for the 2023 session.

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The High-Level Thematic Debate entitled a 'Moment for Nature' aims at achieving the level of cohesion needed among the global environmental work streams to keep the 1.5 degrees target alive, and rapidly accelerate the implementation of the SDGs for sustainable and resilient COVID-19 recoveries.

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Video message by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day (22 April 2022).

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