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Expert panel on poverty and high-level panel on global land restorationUNCCD
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Two Panels Sessions for Desertification and
Drought Day Observance
EXPERT PANEL
When: Friday, 5 June 2020, 14:00-16:00hrs
Central European Time
What: Theme: Is poverty necessary in the
world to mitigate climate change?
Panelists
a.. Ibrahim Thiaw, Under-Secretary-General
of the United Nations and Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat
Desertification
b.. Prof. Olivier De Schutter, UN Special
Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
c.. Dr. Kevin Urama, Senior Director,
African Development Institute
d.. Prof. Yanis Varoufakis, Economist,
Politician and Philosopher
e.. Mr. Jann Lay, Head of Research Programme
Growth and Development
f.. Mr. Ahmed Aziz Diallo, Mayor of Doris
and Member of Parliament, Burkina Faso
Where: Virtual Conference via Zoom conducted
in English.
Access: Pre-registration advised. Event is
open to all journalists, but space is limited. Pre-registration stop when
tickets run out.
Pre-register here:
https://event.webinarjam.com/register/8/gqr91ur
For interviews, contact: Ms. Sandrine
Rastetter, srastetter at unccd.int.
Overview: Scheduled to coincide with the
June 5, World Environment Day, participants will consider the relationship
between poverty, climate change and economics. These remain burning issues,
whose acuteness is even more evident with Covid-19. The UNCCD plays a
critical role in its global efforts to slow and reduce land use change and
to improve the livelihoods of the over 1.5 billion people directly affected,
a majority of whom live in poverty. We invite you to join the panelists to
discuss applicable solutions in the interest of humanity. This is our planet
and its protection and future are our common responsibility.
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL (ADVANCE NOTICE)
When: Wednesday, 17 June 2020, TIME (TO BE
DETERMINED)
What: High-Level Panel session on Food.
Feed. Fibre. highlighting progress to combat desertification over the last
decade as well as future challenges and the significance of the planned
actions to massively restore land during the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
starting in 2021.
Who: Panelists at ministerial and above
levels will participate in this panel to be moderated by Ibrahim Thiaw,
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary, UN
Convention to Combat Desertification.
Where: Virtual Panel Session via Zoom.
Information on simultaneous interpretation to be provided later.
Overview: The high-level panel session will
take place on Desertification and Drought Day, on 17 June. Details to
follow.
Access: Event will be open to all
journalists, but space may be limited.
All information about 2020 Desertification
and Drought Day available here:
https://www.unccd.int/actions17-june-desertification-and-drought-day2020-desertification-and-drought-day/global
Download background paper of theme in any of
UN languages:
https://www.unccd.int/actions17-june-desertification-and-drought-day/2020-desertification-and-drought-day
Notes to Editors:
Exclusive interviews: Requests for interview
with the Executive Secretary are welcomed, and will be prioritized based on
the information provided. Required information: Expected Publisher and
publication date, circulation (and languages), interviewer (include bio or
link), proposed date and duration of interview, indicative list of
questions. Requests should be sent to Katheryn Jimenez (Kjimenez at unccd.int),
and copy to press at unccd.int or secretariat at unccd.int.
The Schedule for the Online Events planned
for 17 June (nine hours in total) will be released on the UNCCD website
(www.unccd.int) on Friday, 5 June from 18:00hrs CET. Contact Ms. Yukie Hori,
yhori at unccd.int to request the use of these materials provided for the day’s
programming.
Press package in all official UN languages
will be posted online on Wednesday, 10 June 2020 at 18:00hrs CET. Contents:
Photographs, interviewees and their contacts, 2-minute film clips for use by
broadcast media and 2 human interest stories.
The embargoed press release for 17 June will
be distributed in all official languages on Monday, 15 June 2020 at 18:00
CET. Requests for an advance version should be sent to press at unccd.int.
Press contacts: press at unccd.int,
wwischnewski at unccd.int (tel: +49 173 268 7593) kjimenez at unccd.int.
Contact Information
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski,
wwischnewski at unccd.int, Cell: +49 173 268 7593
Ms. Katheryn Jimenez, kjimenez at unccd.int.
About the 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. Its 197
Parties aim, through partnerships, to implement the Convention and achieve
the Sustainable Development Goals. The end goal is to protect our land, from
over-use 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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