Welcome to the new UNCCD CSO Panel website !
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.
Dialogue between CSOs and LDN Fund – The way toward stronger collaboration to achieve LDN (17 May 2021)
Accredited CSOs of the UNCCD are invited for the Dialogue between CSOs and representatives of the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund (LDN Fund) at an online meeting on 17th May 2021 – 3 pm to 5…
CRIC19 Summary Report – 15 – 19 March 2021
Report from 15-16 March The first two days of the CRIC19 addressed the following agenda items: Opening of the CRIC19 Adoption of the CRIC19 agenda Review of the implementation of the Convention: update on the…
CSO comments and recommendations on the implementation of the LDN
Thank you, Mr. Chair, for allowing me to speak on behalf of the CSOs accredited to the Convention, committed to its implementation and to achieving land degradation neutrality. CSOs compliment countries for setting their LDN…
CSO comments and recommendations on the operationalization of the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund
Thank you Mister Chair. Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen I am honoured to speak on behalf of more than 500 accredited CSOs to the Convention. We express our deep gratitude to the Global Mechanism for…
CSO Opening Statement at CRIC19
Dear Mister Chair, distinguished Delegates, and CSOs colleagues! I am Sabina Gasimova from IDEA, an environmental NGO in Azerbaijan, and I am honored to speak on behalf of more than 500 CSOs accredited to 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.
Our Network
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.
