Decides to declare 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and to proclaim 21 March of each year the World Day for Glaciers, to be observed starting in 2025;
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Invitesall Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, other international and regional organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, individuals and other relevant stakeholders, to observe the International Year and the World Day, as appropriate, at all levels through activities aimed at raising awareness of the importance of glaciers, snow and ice in the climate system and the hydrological cycle, and the economic, social and environmental impacts of the impending changes in the Earth’s cryosphere, and to share best practices and knowledge in this regard;
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Invitesthe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Meteorological Organization, mindful of the provisions of the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, in cooperation with Governments and relevant organizations of the United Nations system, to facilitate implementation of the International Year and observance of the World Day, to take appropriate steps to organize the activities of the Year and the Day and to develop necessary proposals on all activities to support Member States in the implementation of the Year and observance of the Day;
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Welcomes the generous offer of the Government of Tajikistan to convene an international conference dedicated to glaciers’ preservation in Tajikistan in 2025 and to assume the costs of the conference;
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InvitesGovernments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, major groups, other relevant stakeholders and donors to voluntarily contribute to the trust fund in support of activities for glaciers’ preservation, to be coordinated by the Secretary-General, in partnership with relevant agencies of the United Nations system, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Meteorological Organization, to support countries in addressing issues related to accelerated melting of glaciers and its consequences;
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Stresses that the cost of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution should be met from voluntary contributions, including from the private sector;
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Invitesthe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Meteorological Organization, mindful of the provisions of paragraphs 23 to 27 of the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, to keep the General Assembly informed at its eighty-first session and further sessions about the implementation of the present resolution, including an evaluation of the implementation of the International Year and observance of the World Day;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector and academia, for appropriate observance of the International Year and the World Day.
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