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T1 Agenda item 7: Preparations for COP 16 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - 166th meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Environment Programme
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
YR 2024
FD 2024-05
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/45571
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/45571
NO This paper serves as a background document for the Agenda Item 7 on preparations for the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024. During the meeting, the UNEP Secretariat will provide a presentation on how the focus of COP 16 relates to the implementation of UNEP’s Programme of Work and of UNEA resolution.6/14 on strengthening international efforts to combat desertification and land degradation, restore degraded land, promote land conservation and sustainable land management, contribute to land degradation neutrality, and enhance drought resilience (UNEA/EA.6/14).Following the presentation, the Committee is invited to take note of the briefing and engage in an exchange of views with Committee Members and the Secretariat
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026