UNITED NATIONS

JOURNAL

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the Parties
17–28 August 2026
UNCCD
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Content last updated on: 21 Aug 2026 07:30 CEST

Programme of Meetings and Agenda

There are no official meetings on this day.

Action Dome

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Action Dome

Daily IDRO Demo: Inside the BEEM Lab

5:30 - 7:00 pm
Action Dome

B4L rehearsal and setup

Forthcoming official meetings

Monday, 24 August 2026

Conference of the Parties

9:00 - 10:30 am
Plenary Hall

COP 17 High-Level Segment Opening Ceremony

11 am - 2 pm
Plenary Hall

COP 4th meeting

Ministerial Dialogue on Innovative Financial Mechanisms for Healthy Land and Drought Resilience
 

Speakers List

The following lists indicate the order in which the moderator or co-chairs will invite interventions from the floor: starting with Ministers, then Vice (Deputy) Ministers, Heads of Delegations, and principals of accredited observer organizations, including UN entities, international and regional organizations, and civil society organizations. 

Given the limited time available and to maximize participation, all speakers in the Ministerial Dialogue will have a maximum of three minutes to deliver their statements. Microphones will be on a timer and will automatically cut off after three minutes. Those representatives not in their seats when called will automatically go to the end of the speakers list.

 

Ministers

India, Uzbekistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, Lesotho, Guyana, Guinea, Botswana, State of Palestine, Bhutan, Tajikistan, Madagascar, Chad, Oman, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Mali, Iran, Maldives, Solomon Islands, Central African Republic, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uganda, Senegal, Zimbabwe, United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Marshall Islands, Kenya, Nigeria, Eswatini, Tuvalu

 

Vice Ministers

Republic of Korea, Azerbaijan, Uruguay, Mauritania, Costa Rica, Russia, Burkina Faso, Philippines, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Ireland, Ecuador, Laos, Timor-Leste, Türkiye, Georgia, Burundi, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic

 

Heads of Delegation

Iraq, Tanzania, Thailand, Spain, Zambia, Australia, European Union, Thailand, Liberia, Morocco, France, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, United Kingdom, Sudan, Egypt, Belarus, Algeria, Togo, Israel, Guatemala, Mexico

 

Observers

UN-Habitat, Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel (CILSS), Indigenous Peoples Caucus, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Green Climate Fund (GCF), Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD), African Union (AU), Pastoralist Goals Foundation, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

 

3 - 6 pm
Plenary Hall

COP 5th meeting

Ministerial Dialogue on Innovative Financial Mechanisms for Healthy Land and Drought Resilience

Continued from the morning session