UNITED NATIONS

JOURNAL

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

1–5 December 2025
Panama City, Panama
UNCCD
Sunday, 30 November 2025
Content last updated on: 30 Nov 2025 19:38 CET

Programme of Meetings and Agenda

Conference of the Parties

CARIBE 2

COP16 Bureau Meeting

(closed meeting)

Other meetings

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CARIBE 5

CSO Consultation

(closed meeting)
America 2

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Africa (Annex I)

(closed meeting)
America 3.B

Informal Training for NFPs (Annex II)

(closed meeting)
America 3.A

Informal Training for NFPs (Annex III)

(closed meeting)
ISTMO 1

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Central and Eastern Europe (Annex V)

(closed meeting)
America 3.A

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Latin America and the Caribbean (Annex III)

(closed meeting)
America 3.B

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Asia (Annex II)

(closed meeting)
CARIBE 1

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Northern Mediterranean (Annex IV)

(closed meeting)
PACIFICO 3

UNCCD Staff Meeting

(closed meeting)
CARIBE 5

CSO Consultation

(closed meeting)
America 3.B

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Asia (Annex II)

(closed meeting)
America 3.A

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Latin America and the Caribbean (Annex III)

(closed meeting)
America 2

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Africa (Annex I)

(closed meeting)
CARIBE 1

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Northern Mediterranean (Annex IV)

(closed meeting)
ISTMO 4

JUSCANZ

(closed meeting)

Forthcoming official meetings

Monday, 1 December 2025

Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention

America 1

CRIC 23 Opening Ceremony

America 1

CRIC 1st meeting

  1. Opening of the twenty-third session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention

     

    Opening remarks by the Chair of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention, Philippine Dutailly (France)

    Statement 

    Statement by His Excellency, Dr. Osama Ibrahim Faqeeha, Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

     

    Statement by His Excellency Mr. Batmunkh Dondovdorj, Chairman of the Office and Executive Secretary of the COP17 National Committee of Mongolia

    Statement

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

    Statement

    Statement by His Excellency, Mr. Juan Carlos Navarro, the Minister of Environment of Panama

    Statement

    Statements by the representatives of the Regional Implementation Annexes

    Annex IV Opening Statement

    Annex V Opening Statement

    Statements by regional and interest groups 

    African Group Opening Statement

    Asia Pacific Group Opening Statement

    GRULAC Opening Statement

    European Union Opening Statement

    Interregional Group CA-Russia Opening Statement 

    PSIDS Opening Statement 

    Statements by the representatives of the United Nations and its specialized agencies

    FAO Opening Statement

    Statement by the representative of civil society

    Civil Society Opening Statement

  2. Organizational matters (ICCD/CRIC(23)/1) [Item 1]

     

    (a) Adoption of the agenda and organization of work


    (b) Appointment of the rapporteur of the Committee 

     

  3. Consideration of priorities for science–policy guidance (ICCD/CRIC(23)/7) [Item 5]

     

    Interactive dialogue

America 1

CRIC 2nd meeting

  1. Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels [Item 2]


    (c) Development and promotion of activities for targeted capacity-building to further the implementation of the Convention (ICCD/CRIC(23)/6) 

     

    Introduction of the document 
    General discussion