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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
Friday, 20 May 2022
Content last updated on: 20 May 2022 18:15 CEST

Programme of Meetings and Agenda

Official meetings

MET-02

COP - Bureau Meeting

(closed meeting)
MET-02

COP-Closing Press Conference: Presentation of the Outcomes of COP 15

Conference of the Parties

Plenary Hall

COP - Time to be announced

Time To be announced.

........ 6th meeting ................................. Plenary Hall

1. Organizational matters .................................... [item 1]

(c) Election of officers other than the President:

(ii) Election of the Chair of the Committee on Science and Technology

(iii) Election of the Chair of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention

(d) Credentials of delegations (ICCD/COP(15)/22/Rev.1)

Action on draft decision ICCD/COP(15)/L.16

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

Consideration of the report of the Committee of the Whole

2. Report on the session ..................................... [item 8]

Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties

Action on draft decision ICCD/COP(15)/L.6

Committee of the Whole

Plenary Hall

COW - Immediately followed by a COP Plenary

5th meeting ................................. Plenary Hall

1. UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework ...................... [item 2]

(c) Follow-up on the midterm evaluation of the UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework

Action on draft decision* ICCD/COP(15)/L.17

2. Promotion and strengthening of relationships with other relevant conventions and international organizations, institutions and agencies ................ [item 3]

Action on draft decision ICCD/COP(15)/L.18

3. Policy frameworks and thematic issues ......................... [item 4]

Action on two draft decisions

4. Programme and budget .................................... [item 6]

(a) Programme and budget for the biennium 2022–2023

Action on two draft decisions: ICCD/COP(15)/L.19 and other

5. Procedural matters ....................................... [item 7]

(a) Participation and involvement of civil society organizations in meetings and processes of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification;

Action on draft decision ICCD/COP(15)/L.14

(b) Participation and involvement of the private sector in meetings and processes of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the business engagement strategy;

Action on draft decision ICCD/COP(15)/L.15

(c) Programme of work for the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties.

Action on draft decision

Meetings other than meetings of United Nations bodies

The designations employed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
MET-15

JUSCANZ COORDINATION MEETING

(closed meeting)

Other meetings

The designations employed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
MET-08

CSO Consultations

Main Committee Room

Annex I (Africa )

(closed meeting)
MET-03

Annex V (Central and Eastern European)

(closed meeting)
MET-19

Annex II (Asia)

(closed meeting)
MET-18

Annex III (GRULAC)

(closed meeting)
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CoW Contact Group on Budget. From 10 a.m. onwards

From 10 a.m onwards. Closing time is an estimation
(closed meeting)
MET-02

COW Contact Group on other matters . From 10 a.m. onwards

From 10 a.m onwards. Closing time is an estimation
(closed meeting)