STATEMENT BY
Mr. Chair,
1. Malaysia notes that the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (“ICIMOD”) is the leading intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre working on behalf of the people of the Hindu Kush Himalaya. Malaysia further notes that the objectives and activities of ICIMOD in supporting the implementation of several United Nations global environmental conventions and the global environmental agenda cover matters of interest to the General Assembly, particularly the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
2. Taking into consideration the continued efforts of ICIMOD in supporting projects and programmes in numerous areas, inter alia, climate change and environmental risks, resilient economies and landscapes, and the Mountain Environment Regional Information System, which cover matters of interest to the General Assembly, Malaysia has no objection to ICIMOD’s participation in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly in the capacity of an observer, notwithstanding that Malaysia is not part of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
Thank you.