*[Enwl-eng] CRIC19 pre-meeting Media Briefing on Thursday 11 March 2021, 11:20-13:35 UTC/GMT (12:20-14:35 CET)

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Media Advisory Nineteenth session of the Committee for the Review of Implementation of the Convention (CRIC19), 15-19 March 2021 with Media Briefing, Thursday, 11 March 2021 11:20-13:35 hrs Universal Time Coordinated 12:20-14:35 hrs Central European Time    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 through 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 CRIC19 When:  Thursday, 11 March 2021   11:20-13:35 hrs Universal Time Coordinated   11:30-13:35 hrs Greenwich Mean Time   12:20-14:35 hrs Central European Time Where: Click here to register for CRIC19 and its media events. Register by Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 14:00hrs Central European Time to attend briefing. Requried documentation: 1) a valid press card; 2) a valid nationally recognized picture identification card (photo-ID), such as a valid passport; 3) an electronic passport-size picture. Who:  Click here for event programme.   A press conference is tentatively planned for Friday, 19 March 2021 about 30 minutes after session 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).   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. Download the UNCCD Conference app for iOS Download the UNCCD Conference app for Android 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: pre...@unccd.int     Notes to Editors   Click here to go to the CRIC19 media page Contact person for interviews: Wagaki Wischnewski, wwisch...@unccd.int, Cell: +49-173-268 7593

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. Copyright © *|2016|* *|UNCCD|*, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are part of the UNCCD Secretariat mailing list Our mailing address is: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD Platz der Vereinten Nationen, Bonn, Germany Bonn 53113 Germany Add us to your address book   From: UNCCD Secretariat Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2021 8:58 PM Subject: CRIC19 pre-meeting Media Briefing on Thursday 11 March 2021, 11:20-13:35 UTC/GMT (12:20-14:35 CET)

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