JOURNAL

Opening of the session by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its sixteenth session

• Organizational matters
  • Election of the President

Statement by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth session 

Statement on behalf of the host country 

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 

Statements by the representatives of the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other intergovernmental organizations 

Statements by the representatives of regional and interest groups 

Statement by a representative of non-governmental organizations

• Adoption of the agenda (ICCD/COP(17)/1) 
• Election of officers other than the President: Election of Vice-Presidents 
• Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations, civil society organizations and representatives from the private sector, and admission of observers (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.6) 
• Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies 

Formal statements

• Programme and budget
  • Programme and budget for the biennium 2027–2028
    (ICCD/COP(17)/7, ICCD/COP(17)/INF.1, ICCD/COP(17)/12)
  • Financial performance for the Convention trust funds
    (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.3)
  • Report on the status of contributions to the Convention trust funds (2025–2026)
    (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.7)
  • Report of the Evaluation Office
    (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.2, ICCD/COP(17)/12)
  • Final report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Future Strategic Framework of the Convention
    (ICCD/CRIC(23)/4 and Add.1, ICCD/COP(17)/2, ICCD/COP(17)/12)
• Policy frameworks and thematic issues:
  • Drought
    (ICCD/COP(17)/11, ICCD/COP(16)/24/Add.1,ICCD/COP(17)/12)

Organizational matters 

• Adoption of the agenda and organization of work (ICCD/CRIC(24)/1) 

Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels 

• Multi-year workplan for Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies (ICCD/COP(17)/12 and ICCD/COP(17)/INF.1)
• Performance of Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.4)
• Review of the report of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention on its twenty-third session (ICCD/CRIC(23)/8 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5)