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For many years the EarthAction Network worked with its 2,500 partner NGOs in more than 160 countries to encourage nations to write, ratify, and fully implement the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Below is an update on this critically
important UN Treaty.Ordos, 06/06/17 - Zhang Jianlong, Minister of State Forestry Administration, China, this morning opened the first ever United Nations conference on sustainable development hosted in China. The thirteenth session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), is taking place from 6-16 September, in Ordos, Inner Mongolia.
The 196 country Parties attending the session are expected to agree on a 12-year Strategy to contain runaway land degradation that is threatening global food and water supply.
Ministers are expected to announce their targets for land restoration and agree on measures to address the related emerging threats of forced migration, sand and dust storms, and on actions to strengthen resilience to droughts.
Close to 80 ministers are expected to attend the Conference during the high-level segment, when most of the emerging issues will be addressed and country commitments of the targets will be announced.
Speach: Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary, UNCCD
Press Conference: Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary, UNCCD
About UNCCD: The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues. The Convention promotes good land stewardship. It's 196 Parties aim, through partnerships, to implement the Convention and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The end goal is to protect our land, from overuse and drought, so it can continue to provide us all with food, water and energy. By sustainably managing land and striving to achieve land degradation neutrality, now and in the future, we will reduce the impact of climate change, avoid conflict over natural resources and help communities to thrive.
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