Pursuant to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 72/225 of 20 December 2017, a high-level dialogue on sand and dust storms (SDS) will be convened during the 72nd session of the UNGA. The dialogue will focus on action-oriented recommendations and challenges faced by affected countries, and discuss ways to improve policy coordination at the global level to address those challenges in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

A policy update on the SDG Knowledge Hub regarding SDS is here. A guest article on SDS in SDG implementation is here.

date: 16 July 2018
time: 15:00 – 18:00
venue: UN Headquarters, ECOSOC Chamber
location: New York City, US
www: https://www.un.org/pga/72/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2018/04/Sand-and-Dust-storms-25-April.pdf