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What some viewed as an intrepid direction for the UNCCD to pursue in years past turned into a potentially “game changing” accomplishment when COP 12 swiftly adopted a decision deciding that striving to achieve SDG target 15.3 is a “strong vehicle for driving implementation of the UNCCD,” and inviting countries to set voluntary targets to achieve land degradation neutrality.
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Organizational Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Elaboration of an International Convention to Combat Desertification
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1st Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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2nd Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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1993 Year-end Update of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Elaboration of an International Convention to Combat Desertification
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3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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4th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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5th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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UN General Assembly Discussions on UNCCD
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1994 Year-end Update of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Elaboration of an International Convention to Combat Desertification
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6th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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7th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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1995 Year-end Update of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Elaboration of an International Convention to Combat Desertification
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8th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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9th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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10th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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Resumed 10th Session of the of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the International Convention to Combat Desertification
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UNCCD COP 1
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UNCCD COP 2
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UNCCD COP 3
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UNCCD COP 4
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UNCCD COP 5
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UNCCD CRIC 1
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UNCCD COP 6
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Workshop on "Forests and Forest Ecosystems: Promoting Synergy in the Implementation of the Three Rio Conventions"
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UNCCD CRIC 3
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UNCCD COP 7
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UNCCD CRIC 5
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UNCCD COP 8
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1st Extraordinary Session of the Conference of the Parties (ExCOP) to the UNCCD
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High-level Policy Dialogue “Coping with Today’s Global Challenges in the Context of the UNCCD Strategy”
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UNCCD CRIC 7 and 1st Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-1)
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UNCCD COP 9
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UNCCD CRIC 9 and 2nd Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-2)
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UNCCD COP 10
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3rd Special Session of the UNCCD Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-3)
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11th Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 11) of the UNCCD
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11th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 11)
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4th Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-4) and UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference
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13th Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 13) to the UNCCD
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12th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 12)
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15th Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 15) to the UNCCD
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13th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 13)
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17th Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17) to the UNCCD
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14th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 14)
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19th Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 19) of the UNCCD
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2nd Extraordinary Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD
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15th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD (COP 15)
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21st Session of the UNCCD Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC-21)
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