UNITED NATIONS

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Fifteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15)
9-20 May 2022
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
UNCCD
Monday, 9 May 2022
Content last updated on: 9 May 2022 10:45 CEST

Programme of Meetings and Agenda

Official meetings

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CSO Consultations

(closed meeting)
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NIGERIA-Ministerial Meeting of the GGW

(closed meeting)
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Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Central and Eastern Europe (Annex V)

(closed meeting)
Main Committee Room

Youth Forum

MET-18

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Latin America and the Caribbean (Annex III)

(closed meeting)
Main Committee Room

Youth Forum

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COP - Press Conference

(closed meeting)

High-level segment

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Heads of States and Governments Summit

High-level opening ceremony

Heads of States and Governments Summit

9:30 – 9:45.................................................. MET-02

Official welcome of Heads of State, Heads of Government and heads of delegation by His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

10 – 10:45.................................................. MET-02

High-Level Opening Ceremony

Heads of States and Governments Summit

Statements

• Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the Convention

• Ms Hindou OUMAROU, spokesperson for Indigenous Peoples

• Her Excellency Ms Amina Mohamed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

• Ms Patricia KOMBO, representative of Youth Groups

• A statement from His Excellency Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations.

• Opening address by His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

10:45 a.m – 12:45 p.m.................................................. MET-02

Official declarations by Heads of State, Heads of Government and heads of delegation

• The Policy Response to Safeguard Human Security in the Face of the Multifaceted Consequences of Drought and Land Degradation;

• Partnership with the private sector in the restoration of degraded land;

• The mobilization of the resources necessary for the advent of a land restoration industry.

 

12:50 – 1:20 p.m.. .................................................... MET-02

Presentation of the Abidjan Initiative and adoption of the Abidjan Call

• Presentation of the Abidjan Initiative

• Dialogue

• Adoption of the Abidjan Call

1:20 – 1:30 p.m.. ..................................................... MET-02

Closing statement by His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire


 

(closed meeting)
Plenary Hall

Gender Caucus

(closed meeting)

Forthcoming official meetings

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

High-level segment

Plenary Hall

High-level opening ceremony

Interactive dialogue 1: Land reGeneration: The role of youth in shaping a sustainable land agenda

Interactive dialogue 2: Future-proofing land use: Shifting patterns in production and consumption

(closed meeting)
Main Committee Room

High-level opening ceremony

 

High-level opening ceremony

Formal statements session

List of speakers:

Panama

Honduras

Iceland

Brazil

(closed meeting)
Plenary Hall

High-level opening ceremony

Parallel ministerial/high-level round tables:

• Round table 1: Rights, rewards and responsibilities: the future of land stewardship MET-20

• Round table 2: Land restoration: A path to sustainable post-pandemic recovery MET-19

• Round table 3: The Big Dry: From disaster to drought resilience MET-18

(closed meeting)
MET-20

Round table 1: Rights, rewards and responsibilities: the future of land stewardship  

Parallel ministerial/high-level round table

(closed meeting)
MET-19

Round table 2: Land restoration: A path to sustainable post-pandemic recovery

(closed meeting)
MET-18

Round table 3: The Big Dry: From disaster to drought resilience

Parallel ministerial/high-level round tables