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Latest news
13/01/2021
Canada to support land restoration in developing countries
UNCCD News
Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Ibrahim Thiaw welcomes the announcement that the Government of Canada is set to…
11/01/2021
The UN Secretary-General remarks for One Planet Summit 2021
UNCCD News
En français Dear friends, 2021 must be the year to reconcile humanity with nature. Until now, we have been destroying our planet. We have been abusing…
11/01/2021
Great Green Wall receives over $14 billion to regreen the Sahel – France, World Bank listed among donors
UNCCD News
The ambitious Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative has received at least 14.326 billion United States Dollars in new funding. The…
06/01/2021
Great Green Wall at One Planet Summit 2021
UNCCD News
Biodiversity is our life insurance, but it is under threat. The COVID19 crisis has dramatically changed our lives; and it has also brought to the…
04/01/2021
New paper: Land resources opportunities for a growing prosperity in the Sahel
UNCCD News
The negative image of the Sahel is a stranglehold on the great potential for development in the region. A more balanced narrative can trigger action…
04/01/2021
UNGA adopts resolution on implementing UNCCD
UNCCD News
On 21 December, 2020. the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution on the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), forwarded for…
16/12/2020
UNBonn meets to discuss human development in the anthropocene
UNCCD News
Following the launch of the UNDP Human Development and the Anthropocene report, the UN organizations in Bonn joined their host city for a virtual…
11/12/2020
Anniversary of Paris Agreement: Land Ambassador shares memories
UNCCD News
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement launched at UNFCCC COP21. This historic legally binding treaty between 189 countries was…
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13/01/2021
Canada to support land restoration in developing countries
11/01/2021
Great Green Wall receives over $14 billion to regreen the Sahel – France, World Bank listed among donors
25/11/2020
Nominations for prestigious UN Award Open
17/09/2020
UN Security Council debate on maintenance of international peace and security
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14/12/2020
One billion hectares that could cut pandemic and climate risks
08/12/2020
59th GEF Council Meeting: Remarks by the UNCCD Executive Secretary
04/12/2020
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment: address by UNCCD Executive Secretary
23/11/2020
G-20 Announces New Initiative to Save Degrading Land
