Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind A/RES/74/219 information necessary for clarity, transparency and understanding, in accordance with the relevant decisions; 5. Notes with concern that the nationally determined contributions presented thus far by the parties to the Paris Agreement are not sufficient and that action is needed to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and underlines the importance of the request in decision 1/CP.21 24 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to the Parties to the Paris Agreement, as appropriate, to communicate or update by 2020 their nationally determined contributions; 6. Stresses the urgent need to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change and extreme weather events, and in this regard urges Member States to continue to engage in adaptation planning processes and to enhance cooperation, namely disaster risk reduction; 7. Welcomes the Paris Agreement work programme, commonly referred to as the Katowice Rulebook, adopted at the third part of the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreemen t, 25 and encourages Parties to the Paris Agreement to finalize outstanding decisions in upcoming sessions; 8. Takes note of the report of the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on the twenty-fourth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention; 26 9. Emphasizes the need for collective efforts to promote sustainable development in its three dimensions in an innovative, coordinated, environmentally sound, open and shared manner; 10. Underlines the need to address the economic, social and environmental impacts of climate change, and emphasizes the need for action at all levels, to enhance efforts to build resilience through, inter alia, the sustainable management of ecosystems, and to build resilience to reduce the impacts and costs of natural disasters; 11. Recognizes that enhanced access to international climate finance is important to support mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, and also recognizes the ongoing efforts in this regard; 12. Acknowledges the work undertaken under the auspices of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, 27 and encourages non-party stakeholders to scale up their efforts to address and respond to climate change; 13. Welcomes the holding of the 2019 Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General on 23 September, notes the multi-partner initiatives and commitments presented during the Summit and notes also the Youth Climate Summit, held on 21 September; 14. Also welcomes the convening by the President of the General Assembly of the high-level meeting during the seventy-third session of the General Assembly on the issue of the protection of the global climate for present and future generations of humankind in the context of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; __________________ 24 25 26 27 6/8 See FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1. See FCCC/CP/2018/10/Add.1. A/74/207, sect. I. See FCCC/CP/2016/10/Add.1. 19-22488