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 DomeAction Dome
Daily IDRO Demo: Inside the BEEM LabAction Dome
B4L rehearsal and setupForthcoming official meetingsMonday, 24 August 2026 Conference of the PartiesPlenary Hall
COP 17 High-Level Segment Opening CeremonyPlenary Hall
COP 4th meetingMinisterial 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)
Plenary Hall
COP 5th meetingMinisterial Dialogue on Innovative Financial Mechanisms for Healthy Land and Drought Resilience Continued from the morning session |