Take note of the request to the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 71/219 on combating sand and dust storms. Resources to implement resolution 2/21 have been very limited to date and additional core and extrabudgetary resources are required to further develop activities on sand and dust storm mitigation. The United Nations Environment Assembly may wish: To encourage member States and stakeholders to increase their engagement and support, including financial resources, to implement the recommendations from the global assessment of sand and dust storms to mitigate anthropogenic sources of sand and dust storms and to protect human health, infrastructure and other valuable assets from the damaging effects thereof; To urge member States and the Environment Programme to bring to wider public attention the damaging effects of sand and dust storms and cost-effective options for source and impact mitigation; To encourage member States to develop national plans to combat sand and dust storms and to collaborate at the regional and subregional levels for collective action to combat cross-border transport of sand and dust.
Take note of the request to the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 71/219 on combating sand and dust storms. Resources to implement resolution 2/21 have been very limited to date and additional core and extrabudgetary resources are required to further develop activities on sand and dust storm mitigation. The United Nations Environment Assembly may wish: To encourage member States and stakeholders to increase their engagement and support, including financial resources, to implement the recommendations from the global assessment of sand and dust storms to mitigate anthropogenic sources of sand and dust storms and to protect human health, infrastructure and other valuable assets from the damaging effects thereof; To urge member States and the Environment Programme to bring to wider public attention the damaging effects of sand and dust storms and cost-effective options for source and impact mitigation; To encourage member States to develop national plans to combat sand and dust storms and to collaborate at the regional and subregional levels for collective action to combat cross-border transport of sand and dust.