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Place |
Headline
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| 12/01/2010 | Bonn, Germany | UNCCD Unveils its SLM Champion Programme and Names the First Champion
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| 22/12/2009 | Bonn, Germany | Experts Make Progress in Identifying Global Drought Monitoring Indicators
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| 07/12/2009 | Bonn, Germany | UN agencies take steps to address land challenges linked to current global crises
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| 28/09/2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Climate Change-Related Disasters on the Rise, Exacerbated by Land Degradation
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| 24/09/2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Disastrous Sand and Dust Storms Force Global Partnership
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| 24/09/2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Land Degradation Central to a Looming Storm, Scientists Warn
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| 23/09/2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Address the Plight of the Poor, Scientists Urge Governments
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| 21/09/2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Reshape the Development Agenda, UNCCD Executive Secretary Challenges States
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| 09/09/2009 | Bonn, Germany | Indian Photographer Wins the UNCCD International Photo Contest
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| 16/07/2009 | Bonn, Germany | Convention Secretariat Commends G8 Declaration from L’Aquila
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| 18/06/2009 | Bonn, Germany | "Conserving land and water = Securing our common future"
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| 08/06/2009 | Bonn, Germany | International Leaders Link Current Global Conflicts to Climate Change
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| 17/03/2009 | Bonn, Germany | Second UNCCD International Photo Contest launched
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| 24/02/2009 | Washington DC | United Nations and top US universities pair up to develop land degradation strategy
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| 12/02/2009 | Bonn, Germany | Unpredictable and extreme droughts threaten food security
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| 25/01/2009 | Cairo, Egypt | The first water and land capacity workshop for Arab Environmental Journalists held in Cairo
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| 04/12/2008 | Praia, Cape Verde | Parliamentarians address next steps lawmaking bodies can take in helping combat desertification
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| 28/11/2008 | Bonn, Germany | UNCCD and UNU sign agreement to expand research into environmentally - induced migration
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| 19/11/2008 | Algiers, Algeria | Africa must get on board the Bali Road Map or face greater potential threats in the face of climatic change
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| 14/11/2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | UN Desertification conference ends in Istanbul
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| 07/11/2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | Global Interactive Dialogue Highlights Desired Contributions of UNCCD in next 10 years
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| 06/11/2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | UNCCD Science and Technology Body Prepares New Path in Fight Against Desertification
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| 05/11/2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | UNCCD Launches New Partnership with Community of Countries of Portuguese Language
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| 03/11/2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | Worsening Land Degradation Being Tackled at Desertification Conference.
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| 29/10/2008 | Bonn, Germany | Desertification, land degradation, drought bring rising hunger and agricultural bankruptcy
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| 08/10/2008 | Berlin | Panel discussion on Climate, Land and Food security
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| 29/05/2008 | Bonn | Decision makers Discussed Options for the Implementation of the UNCCD Strategy
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| 13/05/2008 | New York | Secretary-General Meets Executive Secretary of Convention to Combat Desertification
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| 08/05/2008 | New York | The Secretariat of the UNCCD and UN/ISDR agree on the need to build partnerships to reduce risk to drought and desertification
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| 06/05/2008 | New York | The 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
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| 19/04/2008 | Bonn | Bonn, 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).
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| 02/04/2008 | Addis Ababa | The 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.
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| 17/03/2008 | Bonn | Bonn, 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.
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| 27/11/2007 | New York | The First Extraordinary session of the COP approves the UNCCD budget for 2008/2009
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| 20/09/2007 | New York | New York - The new Executive Secretary of the UNCCD, Mr. Luc Gnacadja, took advantage of his participation in
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| 20/09/2007 | Bonn | Bonn, 20 September 2007 - Membership of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has now risen to 192
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| 09/03/2007 | Buenos Aires | 191 Country Parties to the UNCCD Meet in Buenos Aires to Review Implementation of the Convention
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| 20/10/2006 | Bonn | Photo exhibition at United Nations Headquarters, New York: The Beauty of DESERTS - The Challenge of DESERTIFICATION
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| 29/09/2006 | Geneva | Slovenia to Host Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe Within the Context of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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| 14/06/2006 | Bonn | UN Marks June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification
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| 23/05/2006 | Bonn | Desert Nights: Tales from the Desert
International Film Festival launched in Cannes
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| 19/05/2006 | Bonn | Beijing international conference on women and desertification
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| 23/12/2005 | Bonn | United Nations Launches International Year of Deserts and Desertification 2006 to Profile Desertification as a Major Threat to Humanity
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| 02/11/2005 | New York | 2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification
UN Secretary General interim report is presented to the General Assembly
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| 26/10/2005 | Nairobi | The Executive Heads of the three Rio Conventions call for substantial GEF Replenishment
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| 24/10/2005 | Nairobi | Launch of new alliance to combat land degradation in Africa
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| 17/10/2005 | Nairobi | 191 countries meet in Nairobi as UNCCD moves towards full implementation
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| 17/10/2005 | Geneva | Climate assessment essential in battle against desertification says WMO
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| 17/10/2005 | Nairobi | Press Briefing: Seventh Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD
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| 12/05/2005 | Bonn | UN maps new ways to mainstream desertification at Bonn talks
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| 02/05/2005 | Bonn | UN desertification talks start in Bonn to promote stronger national action
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| 13/10/2004 | Bonn | UNCCD honours Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai
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| 21/06/2004 | Bonn | UNCCD launches global awareness campaign on desertification
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| 01/06/2004 | Bonn | Ten years on: UN marks World Day to Combat Desertification
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| 05/04/2004 | Bonn | UN Rio Conventions hold new talks on synergies
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| 19/02/2004 | Kuala Lumpur | UNCCD urges commitment to address biodiversity in drylands under threat
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| 19/12/2003 | Bonn | UNCCD confirms NATO concern with desertification as a threat to security
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| 06/09/2003 | Havana | UNCCD Conference accepts the GEF as a financial mechanism and calls for more financial commitments to meet needs
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| 05/09/2003 | Havana | INVITATION TO PRESS BRIEFING: UNCCD Conference to conclude with numerous decisions adopted in order to enhance the implementation of the Convention
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| 04/09/2003 | Havana | Parliamentarians call for greater access to markets for food from developing countries
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| 02/09/2003 | Havana | CMS and UNCCD sign agreement to strengthen collaboration
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| 01/09/2003 | Havana | World leaders single out the UNCCD as a key instrument for the UN Millennium Development Goal of halving those living in abject poverty by 2015
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| 29/08/2003 | Havana | Governments recommend endorsement of GEF as a financial mechanism of the UNCCD
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| 29/08/2003 | Havana | NGOs call for access to water for all
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| 21/08/2003 | Havana | A breakthrough in anti-desertification drive expected at UNCCD Conference
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| 21/08/2003 | Havana | Press Briefing: Sixth Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD
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| 21/08/2003 | Bonn | Drought and forest fires increase vulnerability to desertification in Europe
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| 07/07/2003 | Bonn | International organizations and European countries to discuss further areas of cooperation in combating desertification
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| 27/06/2003 | Bonn | Youth to engage in reforestation activities in Argentina, China and Mozambique
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| 25/06/2003 | Bonn | African ministers to discuss anti-desertification measures for consideration at the next Conference of the Parties
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| 20/06/2003 | Bonn | Desertification Experts to identify successful agroforestry practices in Africa and Asia
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| 17/06/2003 | Bonn | UNCCD, UNDP and the Government of Niger tackle both youth unemployment and desertification
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| 13/06/2003 | Bonn | Irrigated land losing productivity due to water-logging and salinization
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| 12/06/2003 | Bonn | Latin American and Caribbean countries to launch in Colombia regional UNCCD networks
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| 04/06/2003 | Bonn | Priority Activities to combat land degradation in Asia to be set in the UAE
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| 23/05/2003 | Havana | Cuba to host the Sixth UNCCD Conference of the Parties
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| 19/05/2003 | Bonn | GEF Council adopts the operational modalities on sustainable land management, promising enhanced financial support to fight desertification
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| 08/05/2003 | Bonn | UNV, UNCCD, UNDP engage Cape Verdean UN Volunteers to fight desertification
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| 22/11/2002 | Rome | Sharing of best practices expected to accelerate rehabilitation of degraded land
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| 15/11/2002 | Rome | Governments propose innovative solutions to fighting desertification
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| 26/10/2002 | Niamey | GEF Assembly endorses demands made in Agadez
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| 18/10/2002 | Bonn | Governments report progress in fight against desertification
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| 18/10/2002 | Bejing | The GEF Assembly adopts a decision granting access to direct funding for countries affected by desertification
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| 10/09/2002 | Bonn | The World Summit on Sustainable Development calls on the GEF to become a Financial Mechanism of the UNCCD.
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| 28/08/2002 | Johannesburg | Executive Secretary Urges the GEF Assembly to designate the GEF as a Financial Mechanism of the UNCCD
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| 26/07/2002 | Bonn | Latin American and Caribbean Governments to discuss the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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| 18/07/2002 | Bonn | Northern Mediterranean and Central and Eastern European and other affected countries to discuss their implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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| 11/07/2002 | Windhoek-Bonn | African Regional Conference to review implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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| 01/07/2002 | Bonn | Asian governments to assess progresses made in their fight against desertification
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| 14/06/2002 | Bonn | Executive Secretary Calls for Financial Commitment for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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| 25/02/2002 | Agadez | Panel of Eminent Personalities to draw up recommendations to the WSSD.
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| 01/10/2001 | Geneva | Governments seek breakthrough for anti-desertification struggle
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| 15/06/2001 | Bonn | 17th June, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
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| 12/06/2001 | Bonn | Invitation to Press Briefing - 17th June, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
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| 06/04/2001 | Bonn | Over 170 countries meeting in Bonn make recommendations for strengthening the implementation of the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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| 05/04/2001 | Bonn | Over 170 countries met in Bonn to discuss concrete measures against desertification and drought
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| 19/03/2001 | Bonn | Over 170 countries meet in Bonn to assess results of programmes against desertification worldwide
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| 22/12/2000 | Bonn | Over 170 countries call for new resources and enhanced commitments to combat desertification worldwide
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| 18/12/2000 | Bonn | Access to GEF financial mechanism needed to successfully combat desertification, says UN Secretary General
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| 15/12/2000 | Bonn | Full involvement of civil society and science essential for success in combating desertification worldwide
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| 13/12/2000 | Bonn | Members of Parliament identify urgent measures to support countries affected by desertification and drought
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| 10/12/2000 | Bonn | Human health severely affected by desertification and drought, says the World Health Organization
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| 05/12/2000 | Bonn | UN Conference calls for additional efforts to address desertification and drought worldwide
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| 01/12/2000 | Bonn | Press Conference Update, Invitation to Press Briefing. Desertification conference ready to start in Bonn
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| 28/11/2000 | Bonn | Network launched to enhance coordination of water and land policies in Africa
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| 20/10/2000 | Bonn | African countries call for strengthened international partnership to combat desertification and drought
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| 19/10/2000 | San Salvador | Latin American and Caribbean countries seek to include anti-desertification programmes in development policies
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| 10/2000 | San Salvador | Latin American and Caribbean countries call for increased efforts against desertification and drought
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| 26/09/2000 | Bonn | Project ready to monitor desertification in the Mediterranean area
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| 08/09/2000 | Niamey | Niger approves Programme to Combat Desertification
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| 15/06/2000 | Bonn | Over 100 Countries Ready to Celebrate the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
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| 05/06/2000 | Bonn | Over 170 countries ready to discuss strategies to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought at Bonn Conference
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| 08/03/2000 | Bamako | Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean endorse south south cooperation projects to combat desertification
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| 07/03/2000 | Bamako | Increased international cooperation necessary to reduce desertification induced migrations from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
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| 06/03/2000 | Bamako | Venezuela pledges one million USD for south-south cooperation against desertification
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| 02/03/2000 | Bonn | African, Latin American and Caribbean governments discuss anti-desertification co-operation
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| 27/11/1999 | Recife | Recife Initiative to shape anti-desertification priorities
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| 23/11/1999 | Recife | Parliamentarians call for decade to combat desertification to start in 2000
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| 22/11/1999 | Recife | UN calls for increased support to combat against desertification
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| 19/11/1999 | Recife | Recife meeting assesses anti-desertification efforts
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| 15/11/1999 | Recife | Global desertification conference opens in Brazil
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| 11/1999 | Recife | COP-3, African governments reveal new anti-desertification strategies
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| 17/06/1999 | Bonn | Executive Secretary of UN Convention to Combat Desertification Calls for Enhancement of
International Cooperation against Land Degradation
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| 08/06/1999 | Bonn | 200 city leaders to call for urgent action on desertification
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| 21/04/1999 | Bonn | Desertification secretariat now fully operational in Bonn
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