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Latest news
26/03/2020
The Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought meets online
UNCCD News
The international community is developing policy measures and actions to help the people most vulnerable to drought to take early action to avoid loss…
23/03/2020
March CSO Panel newsletter now available
UNCCD News
To strengthen its communication and collective working capacity, the UNCCD CSO panel is adopting new outreach instruments. At its last meeting on 12…
19/03/2020
Become #UNCCDLandHeroes
UNCCD News
UNCCD invites you to mobilize the youth around land as part of the solution to climate change
19/03/2020
Achieving water security through LDN targets that fight land degradation
UNCCD News
Land Degradation Neutrality for Water Security and Combatting Drought is a new briefing note released by the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD and the…
06/03/2020
UNCCD Executive Secretary becomes an International Gender Champion
UNCCD News
The UNCCD Executive Secretary Mr. Ibraim Thiaw joined the International Gender Champions (IGC) network that unites over 240 active champions and…
06/03/2020
Ricky Kej: music to inspire social change and sustainable living
UNCCD News
It has been an action-packed day in the city for UNCCD Land Ambassador Ricky Kej, a world-famous Grammy Award winner, US Billboard Number One artist…
19/02/2020
Sand and Dust Storms Toolbox inception workshop comes to Bonn
UNCCD News
UNCCD is teaming up with other UN agencies and scientific institutions to develop an SDS toolbox that will contain tools and best practices for risk…
19/02/2020
UNCCD and WOCAT extend partnership to make sustainable land management a global priority
UNCCD News
The UNCCD secretariat and the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) signed a partnership agreement, committing to…
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Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity
09/06/2020
High-level dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought
17/06/2020
Desertification and Drought Day
29/08/2020
09/03/2021
Over the Border Music Diversity Festival 2020
Press releases
26/03/2020
A positive policy turn for people most vulnerable to drought worldwide
29/01/2020
UNCCD is ready to welcome countries to the new Peace Forest Initiative
29/11/2019
World-renowned musicians release a song to inspire actions to reverse the failing health of the land
23/10/2019
Africa developing new tools to build resilience to future drought shocks
Opinions
06/03/2020
International Women’s Day 2020: statement by UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw
17/02/2020
Landing a blow against climate change
07/11/2019
Statement of UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw in response to the Beijing Call for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change
14/10/2019
How to reduce drought disasters? Try better land management
