You should find the most recent resolutions on these topics here, and each resolution will refer to any previous resolutions, relevant reports and other important documents, searchable by their UN document number.
- UN Documents complete collection of General Assembly Resolutions: un.org/en/sections/documents/general-assembly
- Search engine by UN document number: digitallibrary.un.org
RESOLUTIONS
Protection of Global Climate for Present and Future Generations of Humankind
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- Resolution adopted by consensus. The resolution emphasizes that mitigation of and adaptation to climate change represents an immediate and urgent global priority, and updated versions are adopted more or less annually by the General Assembly. Previous resolutions go many years back. The most recent previous resolutions are 73/232, 72/219, 71/228, 70/235 and 69/220.
- Resolution: 75/217 (2020)
- Meeting Record: Resolution 75/217
- Meeting Coverage: https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/ga12306.doc.htm
- Resolution: 74/219 (2019)
- Meeting Record: Resolution 74/219
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press/en/2019/ga12233.doc.htm
- Resolution: 73/232 (2018)
- Meeting Record: Resolution 73/232
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press/en/2018/ga12115
Disaster Risk Reduction
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- Resolution adopted annually by consensus on disaster risk reduction, underlining the need to address economic, social and environmental impacts of climate change, emphasizing that disaster prevention, preparedness, early actions and resilience-building in most cases are significantly more cost-effective than emergency response. The newest resolution refers to the previous resolutions.
- Resolution: 75/216 (2020)
- Meeting Record: Resolution 75/216
- Meeting Coverage: https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/ga12306.doc.htm
- Resolution: 74/ 218 (2019)
- Meeting Record: Resolution 74/218
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press/en/2019/ga12233.doc.htm
- Resolution: 73/231 (2018)
- Meeting Record: Resolution 73/231
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press/en/2018/ga12115
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 (2019)
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- Resolution adopted by consensus, encouraging member states to implement measures to restore and conserve marine and terrestrial ecosystems. The resolution adresses challenges regarding the degradation of ecosystems, climate change vulnerability and loss of biodiversity.
- Resolution: 73/284
- Meeting Record – Resolution 73/284
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press/en/2019/ga12124
Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme
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- A programme under the agency UN Environment, that was created in 2012 to strengthen the agency UN Environment. The UN Environment Assembly regularly reports to the UN General Assembly, and the previous resolutions are referred to in the latest resolution from 2019.
- Resolution: 74/222 (2019)
- Meeting Record: Resolution 74/222
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press/en/2019/ga12233.doc.htm
- Previous Resolution:
- Resolution: 71/231 (2017)
- Meeting Record: Resolution 71/231
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press/en/2016/ga11880
Towards a Global Pact for the Environment (2017)
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- Resolution adopted by vote (143 in favor and 6 against). The resolution establishes an ad hoc open-ended working group to consider a technical and evidence-based report, that was submitted by the Secretary-General in 2018, discussing possible options to address gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments.
- Resolution: 72/277
- Meeting Record: Resolution 72/277
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press
- Report of the Secretary-General – Towards a Global Pact for the Environment
Climate Change and its Possible Security Implications (2008)
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- Resolution proposed by the PSIDS and adopted by consensus, requesting the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report to the General Assembly on the possible security implications of climate change, based on the views of the Member States and relevant regional and international organizations.
Overview of United Nations Activities Relating to Climate Change (2007)
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- Resolution adopted by consensus by the General Assembly on 19 November 2007, requesting the Secretary-General to submit a report.
- Resolution: 62/8
- Meeting Record: Resolution 62/8
- Meeting Coverage: un.org/press/en/2007/ga10660
- Report of the Secretary-General – Overview of United Nations Activities in Relation to Climate Change (as requested in resolution 62/8)