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Ibrahim Thiaw est Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations unies et Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention des Nations unies sur la lutte contre la désertification (CNULCD) . Reverdir une bande de 8000 km de long reliant la côte Atlantique à la mer Rouge, du Sénégal à l’Érythrée. Tel est l’ambitieux programme qui doit aider le Sahel à se relever. Mais à condition que les acteurs concernés s…

The Great Green Wall of the Sahel is an ambitious programme aimed to combat the natural challenges the region is facing. It demonstrates the will and commitment of both the people and the regional states to reject its geographic and climatic fate. The scale of ambition is high. Indeed, how, and above all what is the rationale behind a programme aiming to re-green an 8000 kilometres…

The first comprehensive status report of the Great Green Wall (GGW) is to be released today at a virtual Ministerial meeting to review achievements and agree on the next steps. The initiative was conceived in 2007 in response to widespread land degradation and extreme poverty linked to recurrent and severe droughts in the Sahel. Sahel is located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert,…

"A candle in a Church will burn for a few hours and then die. But a tree will grow and offer hope for many generations." A young girl from the United States is seeking funds in growing a forest of 100,000 trees along 8,000km across the African continent, from Dakar to Djibouti. "Each tree is US$10. Please think of it as an eternal and life-giving candle. A candle in a Church will…

To make the event “both a people’s summit and a solutions summit,” several work streams and support structures are being established, including a Scientific Group. Five Action Tracks are also being established to pursue the specific, interconnected objectives of the Summit. The organizers are seeking expressions of interest in the action tracks by 30 September 2020. The…

The Summit will contribute to the Decade of Action to deliver the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee will provide strategic guidance and feedback on the Summit’s overall development and implementation. The support mechanisms include an independent Scientific Group, a system-wide UN Task Force, and an open Champions…