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[5-year UN observance] World Statistics Day
virtualAt its 41st Session in February 2010, the United Nations Statistical Commission proposed celebrating 20 October 2010 as World Statistics Day (Decision 41/109). Acknowledging that the production of reliable, timely statistics and indicators of countries’ progress is indispensable for informed policy decisions and monitoring implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, the General Assembly adopted on
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Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly
virtual2021 Theme: Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) provides leadership, catalyzes, intergovernmental actions on the environment, and contributes to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and
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Informal meeting of the Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies of UNFCCC with Observers
worldwide/virtualThe SBI, at its thirty-fourth session, invited the presiding officers to increase opportunities for regular briefings and debriefings as a means for dialogue for observer organizations with presiding officers and Parties. Such meetings have been a good opportunity for the SBI and SBSTA Chairs to keep observer organizations (admitted non-governmental organizations, admitted intergovernmental organizations and
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