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 Date Place Headline

 30/0/10Bonn, GermanyUnfolding Drought Crisis in Niger Reminiscent of the 1970s

 26/05/10Bonn, GermanyUNCCD, CBD and UNISDR ask CEOS members to support development of a Global Drought Portal

 21/05/10Bonn, GermanyCross-fertilization of Ideas at Different Levels Essential for Sustainable Development

 20/05/10Bonn, GermanyExecutive Secretary Gnacadja Heads the UNCCD Delegation to the GEF Assembly

 11/05/10Bonn, GermanyGBO-3’s Significant Findings Also in What’s Unsaid About Landbased Biological Diversity

 11/05/10EUProjects Funds Available on Initiatives to Halt Desertification in Europe

 04/05/10Bonn, GermanyAustralia’s Lawmakers Inquire About the Global Future Scenarios of Land Degradation

 03/05/10Bonn, GermanyOn World Water Day, Sustainable Land Management Enhances Water Quality

 22/03/2010Bonn, GermanyUNCCD Support for Country Reporting and Review Process Begins

 10/02/2010Bonn, GermanyDrylands in Brazil and Elsewhere Vital for Global Sustainability

 08/02/2010Bonn, GermanyUNCCD Unveils its SLM Champion Programme and Names the First Champion

 12/01/2010Bonn, GermanyExperts Make Progress in Identifying Global Drought Monitoring Indicators

 22/12/2009Bonn, GermanyUN agencies take steps to address land challenges linked to current global crises

 07/12/2009Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClimate Change-Related Disasters on the Rise, Exacerbated by Land Degradation

 28/09/2009Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDisastrous Sand and Dust Storms Force Global Partnership

 24/09/2009Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLand Degradation Central to a Looming Storm, Scientists Warn

 24/09/2009Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAddress the Plight of the Poor, Scientists Urge Governments

 23/09/2009Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReshape the Development Agenda, UNCCD Executive Secretary Challenges States

 21/09/2009Bonn, GermanyIndian Photographer Wins the UNCCD International Photo Contest

 09/09/2009Bonn, GermanyConvention Secretariat Commends G8 Declaration from L’Aquila

 16/07/2009Bonn, Germany"Conserving land and water = Securing our common future"

 18/06/2009Bonn, GermanyInternational Leaders Link Current Global Conflicts to Climate Change

 08/06/2009Bonn, GermanySecond UNCCD International Photo Contest launched

 17/03/2009Washington DCUnited Nations and top US universities pair up to develop land degradation strategy

 24/02/2009Bonn, GermanyUnpredictable and extreme droughts threaten food security

 12/02/2009Cairo, EgyptThe first water and land capacity workshop for Arab Environmental Journalists held in Cairo

 25/01/2009Praia, Cape VerdeParliamentarians address next steps lawmaking bodies can take in helping combat desertification

 04/12/2008Bonn, GermanyUNCCD and UNU sign agreement to expand research into environmentally - induced migration

 28/11/2008Algiers, AlgeriaAfrica must get on board the Bali Road Map or face greater potential threats in the face of climatic change

 19/11/2008Istanbul, TurkeyUN Desertification conference ends in Istanbul

 14/11/2008Istanbul, TurkeyGlobal Interactive Dialogue Highlights Desired Contributions of UNCCD in next 10 years

 07/11/2008Istanbul, TurkeyUNCCD Science and Technology Body Prepares New Path in Fight Against Desertification

 06/11/2008Istanbul, TurkeyUNCCD Launches New Partnership with Community of Countries of Portuguese Language

 05/11/2008Istanbul, TurkeyWorsening Land Degradation Being Tackled at Desertification Conference.

 03/11/2008Bonn, GermanyDesertification, land degradation, drought bring rising hunger and agricultural bankruptcy

 29/10/2008BerlinPanel discussion on Climate, Land and Food security

 08/10/2008BonnDecision makers Discussed Options for the Implementation of the UNCCD Strategy

 29/05/2008New YorkSecretary-General Meets Executive Secretary of Convention to Combat Desertification

 13/05/2008New YorkThe Secretariat of the UNCCD and UN/ISDR agree on the need to build partnerships to reduce risk to drought and desertification

 08/05/2008New YorkThe Secretariat of the UNCCD in collaboration with the former Rapporteur on the Right to Food and the Italian Government organized a side event on: “The Right to Food and Water Implies the Duty to Conserve the Land”, during CSD16

 06/05/2008BonnBonn, Germany - The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Luc Gnacadja warns that the current food security crisis needs to be examined in line with the environmental change such as desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD).

 19/04/2008Addis AbabaThe UNCCD urges the African Ministers of Economy and Planning to invest in sustainable land management in order to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

 02/04/2008BonnBonn, 17 March 2008 - Membership of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has now become 193, with the accession on 17 March of Serbia.

 17/03/2008New YorkThe First Extraordinary session of the COP approves the UNCCD budget for 2008/2009

 27/11/2007New YorkNew York - The new Executive Secretary of the UNCCD, Mr. Luc Gnacadja, took advantage of his participation in

 20/09/2007BonnBonn, 20 September 2007 - Membership of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has now risen to 192

 20/09/2007Buenos Aires191 Country Parties to the UNCCD Meet in Buenos Aires to Review Implementation of the Convention

 09/03/2007BonnPhoto exhibition at United Nations Headquarters, New York: The Beauty of DESERTS - The Challenge of DESERTIFICATION

 20/10/2006GenevaSlovenia to Host Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe Within the Context of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

 29/09/2006BonnUN Marks June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification

 14/06/2006BonnDesert Nights: Tales from the Desert
International Film Festival launched in Cannes


 23/05/2006BonnBeijing international conference on women and desertification

 19/05/2006BonnUnited Nations Launches International Year of Deserts and Desertification 2006 to Profile Desertification as a Major Threat to Humanity

 23/12/2005New York2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification
UN Secretary General interim report is presented to the General Assembly


 02/11/2005NairobiThe Executive Heads of the three Rio Conventions call for substantial GEF Replenishment

 26/10/2005NairobiLaunch of new alliance to combat land degradation in Africa

 24/10/2005Nairobi191 countries meet in Nairobi as UNCCD moves towards full implementation

 17/10/2005GenevaClimate assessment essential in battle against desertification says WMO

 17/10/2005NairobiPress Briefing: Seventh Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD

 17/10/2005BonnUN maps new ways to mainstream desertification at Bonn talks

 12/05/2005BonnUN desertification talks start in Bonn to promote stronger national action

 02/05/2005BonnUNCCD honours Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai

 13/10/2004BonnUNCCD launches global awareness campaign on desertification

 21/06/2004BonnTen years on: UN marks World Day to Combat Desertification

 01/06/2004BonnUN Rio Conventions hold new talks on synergies

 05/04/2004Kuala LumpurUNCCD urges commitment to address biodiversity in drylands under threat

 19/02/2004BonnUNCCD confirms NATO concern with desertification as a threat to security

 19/12/2003HavanaUNCCD Conference accepts the GEF as a financial mechanism and calls for more financial commitments to meet needs

 06/09/2003HavanaINVITATION TO PRESS BRIEFING: UNCCD Conference to conclude with numerous decisions adopted in order to enhance the implementation of the Convention

 05/09/2003HavanaParliamentarians call for greater access to markets for food from developing countries

 04/09/2003HavanaCMS and UNCCD sign agreement to strengthen collaboration

 02/09/2003HavanaWorld leaders single out the UNCCD as a key instrument for the UN Millennium Development Goal of halving those living in abject poverty by 2015

 01/09/2003HavanaGovernments recommend endorsement of GEF as a financial mechanism of the UNCCD

 29/08/2003HavanaNGOs call for access to water for all

 29/08/2003HavanaA breakthrough in anti-desertification drive expected at UNCCD Conference

 21/08/2003HavanaPress Briefing: Sixth Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD

 21/08/2003BonnDrought and forest fires increase vulnerability to desertification in Europe

 21/08/2003BonnInternational organizations and European countries to discuss further areas of cooperation in combating desertification

 07/07/2003BonnYouth to engage in reforestation activities in Argentina, China and Mozambique

 27/06/2003BonnAfrican ministers to discuss anti-desertification measures for consideration at the next Conference of the Parties

 25/06/2003BonnDesertification Experts to identify successful agroforestry practices in Africa and Asia

 20/06/2003BonnUNCCD, UNDP and the Government of Niger tackle both youth unemployment and desertification

 17/06/2003BonnIrrigated land losing productivity due to water-logging and salinization

 13/06/2003BonnLatin American and Caribbean countries to launch in Colombia regional UNCCD networks

 12/06/2003BonnPriority Activities to combat land degradation in Asia to be set in the UAE

 04/06/2003HavanaCuba to host the Sixth UNCCD Conference of the Parties

 23/05/2003BonnGEF Council adopts the operational modalities on sustainable land management, promising enhanced financial support to fight desertification

 19/05/2003BonnUNV, UNCCD, UNDP engage Cape Verdean UN Volunteers to fight desertification

 08/05/2003RomeSharing of best practices expected to accelerate rehabilitation of degraded land

 22/11/2002RomeGovernments propose innovative solutions to fighting desertification

 15/11/2002NiameyGEF Assembly endorses demands made in Agadez

 26/10/2002BonnGovernments report progress in fight against desertification

 18/10/2002BejingThe GEF Assembly adopts a decision granting access to direct funding for countries affected by desertification

 18/10/2002BonnThe World Summit on Sustainable Development calls on the GEF to become a Financial Mechanism of the UNCCD.

 10/09/2002JohannesburgExecutive Secretary Urges the GEF Assembly to designate the GEF as a Financial Mechanism of the UNCCD

 28/08/2002BonnLatin American and Caribbean Governments to discuss the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

 26/07/2002BonnNorthern Mediterranean and Central and Eastern European and other affected countries to discuss their implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

 18/07/2002Windhoek-BonnAfrican Regional Conference to review implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

 11/07/2002BonnAsian governments to assess progresses made in their fight against desertification

 01/07/2002BonnExecutive Secretary Calls for Financial Commitment for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

 14/06/2002AgadezPanel of Eminent Personalities to draw up recommendations to the WSSD.

 25/02/2002GenevaGovernments seek breakthrough for anti-desertification struggle

 01/10/2001Bonn17th June, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

 15/06/2001BonnInvitation to Press Briefing - 17th June, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

 12/06/2001BonnOver 170 countries meeting in Bonn make recommendations for strengthening the implementation of the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

 06/04/2001BonnOver 170 countries met in Bonn to discuss concrete measures against desertification and drought

 05/04/2001BonnOver 170 countries meet in Bonn to assess results of programmes against desertification worldwide

 19/03/2001BonnOver 170 countries call for new resources and enhanced commitments to combat desertification worldwide

 22/12/2000BonnAccess to GEF financial mechanism needed to successfully combat desertification, says UN Secretary General

 18/12/2000BonnFull involvement of civil society and science essential for success in combating desertification worldwide

 15/12/2000BonnMembers of Parliament identify urgent measures to support countries affected by desertification and drought

 13/12/2000BonnHuman health severely affected by desertification and drought, says the World Health Organization

 10/12/2000BonnUN Conference calls for additional efforts to address desertification and drought worldwide

 05/12/2000BonnPress Conference Update, Invitation to Press Briefing. Desertification conference ready to start in Bonn

 01/12/2000BonnNetwork launched to enhance coordination of water and land policies in Africa

 28/11/2000BonnAfrican countries call for strengthened international partnership to combat desertification and drought

 20/10/2000San SalvadorLatin American and Caribbean countries seek to include anti-desertification programmes in development policies

 19/10/2000San SalvadorLatin American and Caribbean countries call for increased efforts against desertification and drought

 10/2000BonnProject ready to monitor desertification in the Mediterranean area

 26/09/2000NiameyNiger approves Programme to Combat Desertification

 08/09/2000BonnOver 100 Countries Ready to Celebrate the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

 15/06/2000BonnOver 170 countries ready to discuss strategies to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought at Bonn Conference

 05/06/2000BamakoAfrica, Latin America and the Caribbean endorse south south cooperation projects to combat desertification

 08/03/2000BamakoIncreased international cooperation necessary to reduce desertification induced migrations from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

 07/03/2000BamakoVenezuela pledges one million USD for south-south cooperation against desertification

 06/03/2000BonnAfrican, Latin American and Caribbean governments discuss anti-desertification co-operation

 02/03/2000RecifeRecife Initiative to shape anti-desertification priorities

 27/11/1999RecifeParliamentarians call for decade to combat desertification to start in 2000

 23/11/1999RecifeUN calls for increased support to combat against desertification

 22/11/1999RecifeRecife meeting assesses anti-desertification efforts

 19/11/1999RecifeGlobal desertification conference opens in Brazil

 15/11/1999RecifeCOP-3, African governments reveal new anti-desertification strategies

 11/1999BonnExecutive Secretary of UN Convention to Combat Desertification Calls for Enhancement of International Cooperation against Land Degradation

 17/06/1999Bonn200 city leaders to call for urgent action on desertification

 08/06/1999BonnDesertification secretariat now fully operational in Bonn



 
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