Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme A/RES/74/222 8. Encourages the President of the United Nations Environment Assembly to continue to convey the main messages agreed upon by the Environment Assembly at its sessions during the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, as appropriate, taking into account the integrated nature of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developme nt, as well as General Assembly resolutions 67/290 of 9 July 2013 and 70/299 of 29 July 2016; 9. Welcomes the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly to the lead-up, inputs and meetings of the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the General Assembly in 2019, and looks forward to further contributions to the high-level political forum under the auspices of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council; 10. Reiterates that capacity-building and technology support to developing countries in environment-related fields are important components of the work of the United Nations Environment Programme, and in this regard calls for the continued and focused implementation of the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building 10 adopted by the Programme; 11. Welcomes the sixth flagship Global Environment Outlook report and its summary for policymakers, 21 which was reviewed and approved by Member States from 21 to 24 January 2019 and welcomed with appreciation by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its fourth session, and reiterates the continuing need for t he United Nations Environment Programme to conduct up -to-date, comprehensive, scientifically based and policy-relevant global environmental assessments, in close consultation with Member States, in order to support decision -making processes at all levels; 12. Acknowledges the contribution of the International Resource Panel, including through its report, Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want; 13. Expresses concern about the findings of relevant global environmental assessments which indicate that, despite the availability of solutions to our common environmental challenges, our planet is increasingly polluted, affected by the adverse effects of climate change, quickly losing its biodiversity and experiencing widespread environmental degradation, and recalls the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to continue to promote greater coherence and coordination of global assessments undertaken within the United Nations system; 22 14. Takes note with appreciation of the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to prepare, in consultation with Member States, the commemoration of the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme b y the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm from 5 to 16 June 1972, 23 making use of contributions from relevant stakeholders; __________________ 21 22 23 19-22491 The designations employed and the presentation of the material in the summary for policymakers do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territo ry or city or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. For general guidance on matters relating to the use of maps in publications, please see www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm. See UNEP/EA.4/Res.23, para. 10. Ibid., para. 7. 5/6