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As representatives of approximately 600 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), which are accredited to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), we believe in the power of communication. This website is one of our tools to inform and keep up-to-date our partners and constituencies on the activities that we will be undertaken following the mandate given to us by the Conference of the Parties.
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CSO Opening Statement for UNCCD COP14 Plenary
CSO panel on behalf of civil society organisations attending COP14 made its opening Statement for UNCCD COP14 Plenary: “We are participating in this meeting to remind the delegates of the very real concerns of the…
Summary report of CSO participation in the CRIC 17 of UNCCD
The 17th session of the Committee for the Review the Implementation of the UNCCD Convention (CRIC 17) was held from 28 to 30 January 2019 in Georgetown, Guyana. It was held at the Arthur Chung…
CSO observer in the eighth meeting of the UNCCD SPI
The members and observers of the UNCCD Science-Policy Interface (SPI) gathered on 10-12 October in Bonn for its eighth meeting. Marioldy Sanchez from the Peruvian NGO AIDER also attended the meeting as the elected observer…
During China BRIFCER, Pradeep Monga, Deputy Executive Secretary of the UNCCD Secretariat had a meeting with CSOs
During the Belt and Road International Forum for Public Cooperation on Ecological Remediation, on Sept. 13 nights, Pradeep Monga, Deputy Executive Secretary of UNCCD had a meeting with the 16 CSOs, most of whom are UNCCD…
The outcomes of Belt & Road International Forum for Public Cooperation on Ecological Remediation
The Belt & Road International Forum for Public Cooperation on Ecological Remediation brought altogether over 180 participants from governments, private sectors and CSOs of 16 countries in Wuwei city of Gansu province in northwest China…
Civil Society – an important actor in implementing UNCCD provisions
According to a new study, humankind is consuming the resources of the planet in increasingly destructive volumes. The day when all the resources of the planet could be renewed during one year is in the…
What we do...
- Promote and increase active involvement of CSOs on the implementation of the Convention and the negotiations undertaken at the COP,
- Encourage local, national and regional CSOs to seek their accreditation,
- Increase communication and knowledge exchange among CSOs,
- Raise awareness of UNCCD activities.
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We believe that the participation of the nearly 600 accredited civil society organizations in the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies is fundamental in order to ensure that our concerns, knowledge and views are reflected in the decisions taken by the parties.
