World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Press conference by Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), on the launch of the UNEP Report: "Limiting Overshoot: Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return". Watch the Inger Andersen (UNEP) on UNEP Report Launch - Press Conference! 00:14:49 Press Conferences

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope held from August 17-28, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Closing Media Briefing - COP17 President-Elect - UNCCD Executive Secretary Related Sites and Documents:  UNCCD COP17 website . CWatch the closing Media Briefing - Press Conference, UNCCD COP17! Conferences

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope held from August 17-28, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties Report on the session. Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties. Related Sites and Documents:  UNCCD COP17 website Watch the (12th Meeting) 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - UNCCD COP17! Conferences

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope held from August 17-28, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Adopt COW decisions Consideration of the report of the Committee of the Whole (ICCD/COP(17)/12) Related Sites and Documents:  UNCCD COP17 website . Watch the (11th Meeting) 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - UNCCD COP17! Conferences

    As food systems and soil health day marks the last day of the thematic days, it is a great opportunity to wrap-up and celebrate the main takeaways of the UNCCD COP17 Action Agenda, as well as paving the way forward to advance the UNCCD Action Agenda into the multilateral space. Related Sites and Documents:  UNCCD COP17 Action Dome . Watch the Action Agenda Closing and Way Forward - Reception - Action Dome, UNCCD COP17! Conferences

Discover how scaling soil health is vital for food systems resilience and ecosystem restoration at this high-level COP event. Join the G20 Global Land Initiative in turning policy into impactful land restoration and socio-economic prosperity. Related Sites and Documents:  UNCCD COP17 Action Dome Watch From Policy to Practice: Scaling Soil Health and Land Restoration for Food Systems Resilience and Socio-Economic Prosperity (MGI) - Action Dome, UNCCD COP17! Conferences