Combating sand and dust storms - Report of the Secretary-General (A/78/237)
The present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/171 on combating sand and dust storms, provides details on developments within the United Nations system since the issuance of the previous report of the SecretaryGeneral on the subject (A/77/216) and covers the period from mid-2022 to mid-2023.
The report highlights activities and initiatives undertaken by United Nations system entities, Member States and a range of stakeholders, and underscores achievements made during the reporting period in the following four principal areas: cross-cutting activities; monitoring, prediction and early warning; impact mitigation, vulnerability and resilience; and source mitigation.