The president of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday underscored the significance of a newly adopted resolution, led by Japan and Chile, to heighten awareness about tsunami.
The resolution acknowledging tsunami as "a common challenge for many countries" and designating Nov. 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day received unanimous approval at a plenary meeting of the assembly Tuesday, following endorsement by the assembly's Economic and Financial Committee on Dec. 4.
Mogens Lykketoft, the assembly's president, sees the relevance of the resolution to the landmark Paris agreement on climate change that recognizes the importance of addressing the adverse effects of global warming, noting the need to implement what was decided in France on Dec. 12 "as quickly as possible."