Background
As part of the preparatory process, the Assembly requested the President of the General Assembly to convene a two-day Preparatory Meeting in February 2020, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting will be chaired by the two co-facilitators, with interpretation services subject to availability, to consider the themes of the eight interactive dialogues and the elements of a brief, concise, action-oriented and an agreed intergovernmental declaration, focusing on and highlighting, science-based and innovative areas of action to support the implementation of Goal 14.