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.
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CRIC19 | 15–19 March 2021 | online
The nineteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 19) to the UNCCD will be organized online from 15 to 19 March 2021. The daily online meetings will…
The Global Land Outlook 2nd edition (GLO2): What You Need To Know
In a few words, what is the objective of the GLO? As a strategic communications product and platform, the Global Land Outlook (GLO) is the flagship publication of the UNCCD. Its purpose is to communicate…
Workshop on Capacities and Challenges on the Implementation of the UNCCD in Iran
To strengthen and activate the implementation process of the United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification and strengthen the National Working Group on Combating Desertification, a workshop on ‘Introduction of Capacities and Challenges on the Implementation…
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…
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.
