CRIC Opening Session

Organizational matters

-  Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

(ICCD/CRIC(20)/1)

- Election of officers other than the Chair of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention

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

-  Review of the report of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention on its nineteenth session
(ICCD/CRIC(19)/6, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)

- Multi-year workplan for Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies

(ICCD/COP(15)/6-ICCD/CRIC(20)/2, ICCD/COP(15)/21

- Report on the performance of Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies (2020–2021)
(ICCD/CRIC(20)/3, ICCD/COP(15)/21)

· Improving the procedures for communication of information as well as the quality and formats of reports to be submitted to the Conference of the Parties
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/7-ICCD/CRIC(20)/8, ICCD/CRIC(20)/9, ICCD/CRIC(20)/INF.1, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)