UN thanks Iran for organizing intl conference on combating
sand, dust storms

The head of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) thanked Iran for organizing an international
conference on ways to combat the global phenomenon of sand and dust storms
(SDSs).

“The issue of environment and sand
and dust storms is not related to just a specific country; it requires
multilateral and international cooperation. We are very pleased that Iran
organized an international conference to combat sand and dust storms,”
Alisjahbaba said.

She emphasized that protecting the environment is not a
political issue; it is related to the life of the earth, nature, and humans.

The UN official concluded that ESCAP is an international
group that has adopted good measures to deal with this phenomenon.

The United Nations Office in Iran coordinated efforts with
12 UN entities worldwide to provide integrated support to the International
Conference on Combatting Sand and Dust Storms, organized by the Iranian
Government and held in Tehran on 9-10 September 2023, the UN website said in a
press release on September 11.

The purpose of this inter-governmental forum was to mobilize
stronger commitment for coordinated actions at the sub-regional, regional, and
global levels, to reduce risks and strengthen resilience to the negative
transboundary impact of sand and dust storms.

This conference was hosted by the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, following the adoption of UN General Assembly Resolution
A/RES/77/171 in December 2022, on curtailing the global issue of sand and dust
storms.