The Presidency of COP16 Reviews International Efforts to Protect Land and Combat Desertification on the Sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly

رئاسة (COP16) تستعرض الجهود الدولية لحماية الأراضي ومواجهة الجفاف على هامش الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة

The Saudi Presidency of the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) participated in high-level engagements on the sidelines of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. From 23 to 25 September, the Presidency hosted a series of events aimed at advancing multilateral cooperation on land protection and drought, including a high-level session on accelerating agri-resilience investments ahead of COP30, a COP17 session titled "Re-imagining Resilience: From Arab Deserts to Mongolia's Gobi Desert", a session on financing food systems, and the Business4Land forum focused on private-sector engagement. The Presidency also organised a drought-focused event bringing together the presidencies of all three Rio Conventions: the UNFCCC, the CBD, and the UNCCD.

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