Last week, among 34 development-related actions put forward by
its Second Committee (Economic and Financial), the UN General
Assembly (UNGA) adopted a number of resolutions including
consideration of the economic ramifications of climate change.
Among the climate change-related resolutions, the UN General
Assembly: - supported international efforts and funding to
prevent and manage natural disasters, as well as extreme weather
patterns; - stressed the need to further advance and implement
the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-
Building (document A/63/414/Add.7); - called for urgent global
action to address climate change for the benefit of present and
future generations, and urged parties to the UNFCCC to continue
using the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change in their work (document A/63/414/Add.4);
- urged all governments, relevant organizations, UN bodies and
the Global Environment Facility to take timely action to
effectively follow-up and implemen