JOURNAL

Opening of the session by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its sixteenth session 

Organizational matters [item 1]

(a)  Election of the President 

Statement by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth session 

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

Statements by the representatives of regional and interest groups 

Statement by a representative of non-governmental organizations

Organizational matters [item 1]

(b)  Adoption of the agenda (ICCD/COP(17)/1/Rev.1)

(c)  Election of officers other than the President: 

       (i)  Election of Vice-Presidents

(e)  Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations, civil society organizations and representatives from the private sector, and admission of observers (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.6)

(f)  Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies

Formal statements

Formal statements session

Final list of speakers

Cook Islands (on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States): View statement

Turkmenistan (on behalf of UNCCD Interregional group Central Asia-Russia): View statement

Canada: View statement

France: View statement

Chile: View statement

Ukraine: View statement

Brazil: View statement

Indonesia: View statement

Egypt: View statement

Australia: View statement

Republic of Moldova: View statement

Suriname: View statement

Italy: View statement

Sri Lanka: View statement

Iraq: View statement

Kenya: View statement

Russian Federation: View statement

Bangladesh: View statement

Algeria: View statement

Armenia: View statement

Syrian Arab Republic: View statement

Mexico: View statement

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: View statement

United States: View statement

Guyana: View statement

Peru: View statement

Pakistan: View statement

Sudan

Lesotho: View statement

Nigeria

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Azerbaijan: View statement

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): View statement

Food and Agriculture Organization: View statement

International Fund for Agricultural Development: View statement

Programme and budget for the biennium 2027–2028 [item 7]

• Programme and budget for the biennium 2027–2028
  (ICCD/COP(17)/7, ICCD/COP(17)/INF.1, ICCD/COP(17)/12)

     Introduction and discussion

• Financial performance for the Convention trust funds
  (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.3)

     Introduction and discussion

• Report on the status of contributions to the Convention trust funds (2025–2026)
  (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.7)

     Introduction and discussion

• Report of the Evaluation Office
  (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.2, ICCD/COP(17)/12)

     Introduction and discussion

Final report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Future Strategic Framework of the Convention (Item 3)
(ICCD/CRIC(23)/4 and Add.1, ICCD/COP(17)/2, ICCD/COP(17)/12)

     Introduction and discussion

Policy frameworks and thematic issues (Item 5)

• Drought
  (ICCD/COP(17)/11, ICCD/COP(16)/24/Add.1,ICCD/COP(17)/12)

     Introduction and discussion

Organizational matters (Item 1)

(a) Adoption of the agenda and organization of work (ICCD/CRIC(24)/1/Rev.1) 

Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels (Item 2)

(a) Review of the report of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention on its twenty-third session (ICCD/CRIC(23)/8 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5)

     Introduction and discussion

(b) Multi-year workplan for Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies (ICCD/COP(17)/12 and ICCD/COP(17)/7)

     Introduction and discussion

(c) Performance of Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies (ICCD/COP(17)/INF.4)

     Introduction and discussion