Patricia Kombo is a young social entrepreneur and a climate activist from Kenya. She studied journalism at Moi University and is known for…
Land is the foundation of our societies and is a cornerstone to global food security and…
Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, has…
Land use change is the primary driver for emerging infectious diseases, and the rate of land…
Patricia Kombo is a young social entrepreneur and a climate activist from Kenya. She studied…
News & Events
08/04/2021
Madam President, Dear Bureau members, It is, as ever, a pleasure to speak to you and work with you, regardless of the distance the pandemic…
07/04/2021
A statement by UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw After a year in which COVID-19 has swept the world, killing almost three million…
01/04/2021
Senegalese singer and UNCCD Land Ambassador Baaba Maal believes that the future of Africa is in the hands of the youth. He is actively…
30/03/2021
Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, has welcomed the Saudi and Middle East Green Initiatives that were made public this week. The Initiatives aim, among other things, to restore roughly 240 million hectares of degraded land in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East.
21/03/2021
Statement by UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw All of our planet’s inhabitants – humanity, and all wildlife species – require water to…
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