Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme A/RES/73/260 as reflected in its resolutions 2/5 of 27 May 2016 17 and 3/3 of 6 December 2017 18 on the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly to the high -level political forum on sustainable development; 4. Commends the President and the Bureau of the Economic and Social Council for supporting and facilitating the effective integration of the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly into the preparation, work and proceedings of, and the participation of the President of the Environment Assembly in, the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council; 5. 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 Development, as well as General Assembly resolutions 67/290 of 9 July 2013 and 70/299 of 29 July 2016; 6. Looks forward to 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; 7. 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; 8. Also reiterates the continuing need for the United Nations Environment Programme to conduct up-to-date, comprehensive, scientifically based and policyrelevant global environmental assessments, in close consultation with Member States, in order to support decision-making processes at all levels; 9. Expresses concern about the sustainability, predictability and stability of the funding of the United Nations Environment Programme governing body, and requests the Secretary-General to make proposals, as appropriate; 10. Notes the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to provide options to secure the participation of developing countries in the Environment Assembly; 19 11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fourth session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, the sub-item entitled “Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme”, unless otherwise agreed. 65th plenary meeting 22 December 2018 __________________ 17 18 19 4/4 Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/71/25), annex, resolution 2/5. Ibid., Seventy-third Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/73/25), annex, resolution 3/3. Ibid., Sixty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/69/25), annex, resolution 1/15. 18-22641