General Information
- United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)"[I]s the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment, with a universal membership of all 193 Member States."
Transforming Food Systems to Prevent Biodiversity Loss
- Food Systems Summit 2021"[H]eld during the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23, set the stage for global food systems transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030."
- Food Systems Summit Dialogues Gateway"A powerful opportunity to engage meaningfully, explore collectively and emerge resiliently for sustainable food systems. Anyone can be a part of shaping the change – help the world hear all voices of food systems – convene a Dialogue today!"
- UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)CBD "is the international legal instrument for "the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources" that has been ratified by 196 nations."
- UN Food Systems Coordination Hub"Explore the latest updates and stories of food systems transformation, from community innovations to global policy breakthroughs, driving progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals."
Environmental Recovery in Areas Affected by Armed Conflict
- International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict"This day serves as a reminder of the devastating impact that war and conflict can have on our environment."
- UNEA: "Protection of the environment in areas affected by armed conflict"UNEP/EA.2/Res.15, Nairobi, 23-27 May 2016 (.pdf)
- UNEP: Response and Recovery"Helping partners prepare for crisis; intervening after crises to identify acute environmental risks; supporting efforts by peacekeeping and humanitarian actors to reduce their environmental footprint."
NMUN-NY: Background Guide
Data & Social Sciences Librarian
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