*[Enwl-eng] Media Briefing: Progress on Implementation of global agreement on combating land degradation and mitigating the effects of drought
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UNCCD Media Advisory
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Media Briefing, Thursday, 11 March 2021
11:20-13:35 hrs Universal Time Coordinated
12:20-14:35 hrs Central European Time
on the
Nineteenth session of the Committee for the Review of Implementation of the Convention (CRIC19), 15-19 March 2021
The nineteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 19) to the UNCCD will be conducted online from Monday, 15 March to Friday, 19 March 2021. The five daily online meetings will last for two hours from 12.30 – 2.30 p.m Central European Time (11:30-1.30pm GMT/UTC). The meetings will be conducted in the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
The issues on the agenda include: early drought management in the form of the Drought Initiative, gender and land rights, restoration of the 450 million hectares of land already pledged under the Convention, operationalization of the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund, and the interim report the Intergovernmental Working Group on effective policy and implementation measures for addressing drought.
Interested media can follow and report on the live discussions from these meetings. To this end the UNCCD secretariat is organizing a special 2-hour online briefing for media to provide sufficient background and an orientation of the event. A brief question and answer session will be held after the presentation of each topic.
What: Media Briefing for CRIC-19
When: Thursday, 11 March 2021 11:20-13:35 hrs Universal Time Coordinated
11:20-13:35 hrs Greenwich Mean Time
12:20-14:35 hrs Central European Time
Where: Click here to register for CRIC19: https://indico.un.org/event/1000071/
To attend the online media briefing, register by Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 2 pm Central European Time.
The following documents are required: 1) a valid press card; 2) a valid nationally recognized photo identification card, such as a valid passport; 3) and an electronic passport size photograph (picture).
Who: See Annex for programme details.
A press conference is tentatively planned for Friday, 19 March 2021 about 30 minutes after the meeting closes. A confirmation email with further details of the speakers will be sent in advance.
Background
This Committee meeting is the intersessional gathering of the inter-governmental body that reviews the progress countries are making in implementing the Convention. (Other Convention’s refer to these meetings as sessions of their subsidiary bodies. Download the FAQ on CRIC for more information).
The CRIC 19 will review the effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels. In February 2021, the affected country Parties organized on the basis of Convention’s regional implementation annexes from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern Mediterranean and Central and Eastern Europe, started holding preparatory meetings to prepare for CRIC 19.
However, participation in the media briefing is only accessible for bona-fide accredited to the session.
A UNCCD conference app is now available to download! It will be indispensable to all participants of the first-ever fully virtual gathering of the convention Parties, as well as covering media organisations. The app offers an easy gateway to the CRIC 19 conference schedules, access to all official documents, a daily journal summarising the events scheduled each day, and all other relevant information on the UNCCD process and conference logistics.
a.. Download the UNCCD Conference app for iOS
b.. Download the UNCCD Conference app for Android
c.. Detailed information for CRIC participants Additional media resources are available via the menu on this page.
Further inquiries about the media briefing and/or CRIC19 participation should be emailed to: press1 at unccd.int
CRIC19 MEDIA BRIEFING **
Thursday, 11 March 2021
12:20-14:35 pm Central European Time
Time Topic Speaker
12:20 12:30 Opening & Intro to CRIC19 Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski
Programme Officer (Media)
12:30 12:50 CRIC19 Overview
Q&A Ms. Anja Thust
Programme Officer, UNCCD
12:50 13:10 Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought
Q&A Mr. Daniel Tsegai
Programme Officer, UNCCD
13:10 13:30 Drought Initiative
Q&A Ms. Camilla Nordheim-Larssen
Senior Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Coordinator, UNCCD
13:30 13:55 Land Rights & Gender
Q&A Ms. Miriam Medel
Chief, External Relations and Policy Unit, UNCCD
13:55 14:15 LDN
Q&A Ms. Louise Baker
Managing Director, Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
14:15 14:35 LDN Fund
Q&A Mr. Queru Gautier
LDN Fund Manager, Mirova SA
14:35 14:36 Closing Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski
** Event will be conducted in English only
About the UNCCD
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is an international agreement on good land stewardship. Through partnerships, the Convention’s 197 Parties set up robust systems to manage land degradation and drought promptly and effectively. Good land stewardship based on a sound policy and science helps integrate and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, builds resilience to climate change and prevents biodiversity loss. Land also plays a key role in the prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, securing rural livelihoods and creating green jobs, supporting community resilience and maintaining the sustainable delivery of ecosystem services.
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