General Assembly Decides to Convene High-Level Meeting in September to Address Existential Threats Posed by Sea-Level Rise

Dennis Francis (left), President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, chairs the 53rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly. At right is Ruth de Miranda, Director of the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Affairs Division of the Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM).

The General Assembly adopted a draft by consensus, deciding to convene a high-Level meeting on 25 September to address existential threats posed by sea-level rise.