Author: Talita CORREA DE OLIVEIRA MELO

Letter dated 21 October 2021 informing that the PGA will convene a one-day high-level meeting, in collaboration with UN-Habitat, to assess progress on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, on Thursday, 28 April 2022 in the General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters.

Letter dated 20 October 2021 sharing the list of members and observers of the President of the General Assembly’s Advisory Board on Gender Equality.

Letter dated 20 October 2021 informing that the PGA reconstituted the Board of Advisers on LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS. The 16 representatives have been selected based on organizational representation, their experience on development issues, relevance to LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS related discussions,
with due consideration to regional and gender representation.

Letter dated 20 October 2021 transmitting a letter dated 19 October 2021 from H.E. Mr. Sofiane Mimouni, Permanent Representative of Algeria, and H.. Mr. Martin Bille Hermann, Permanent Representative of Denmark, the co-facilitators appointed on the review of the functioning of the resident coordinator system and related intergovernmental consultation process, as required, pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 72/279 and 75/233.

Letter dated 20 October 2021 referring to the forthcoming United Nations Conference to support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development scheduled from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in
Lisbon, Portugal.

Letter dated 18 October 2021 informing that the Group of Friends will continue its work under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and H.E. Mr. Enrique Austria Manalo, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations.

Letter dated 18 October 2021 informing that the Assembly decided to establish the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent and also decided that the Permanent Forum shall consist of ten (10) members.

Letter dated 15 October 2021 informing the appointment of H.E. Mr. Mitch Fifield, Permanent Representative of Australia, and the reappointment of HE. Ms. Egriselda Aracely González López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador, as Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly during the seventy-sixth session.