Tag: UNCCD

UNCCD leadership handover: Ibrahim Thiaw passes the baton to Yasmine Fouad.

By Sida Fikerte Ayele & Fasika Negash Tola Bonn, Germany, Updated at 1942 EAT on Tuesday 5 August 2025 – The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) today marks a historic leadership transition as outgoing Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw hands over responsibilities to Yasmine Fouad, former Minister of Environment of Egypt, at the Convention’s secretariat headquarters in…

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Mongolia to host UNCCD COP17 in August 2026 

By E. K Benjamin – Updated at 0854 EAT on Saturday 31st May 2025 The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.   This landmark global event will bring…

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UN Convention to Combat Desertification – COP 16 Begins in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a Strong Voice of Confronting the global crisis of land degradation.

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 1620 EAT on Tuesday 3rd December 2024 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia- The 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and will run up toto 13 December 2024 with a Theme: “Our Land, Our…

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Uganda Awards World Top Cardiothoracic Surgeon During UN Convention.

New Delhi, India 10th September 2019 Dr. Vivek Jawali has received a Top Prestigious Award from Uganda by Heal The Planet Global Organisation- HTP at the sidelines of the on going United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation & Drought at – India Expo Centre and Mart that began on 29th August to 13th September 2019. Handing…

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