
Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
( 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.

Head of Organization

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Contact information
UNITED NATIONS
Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCCD Secretariat
P.O. Box 260129
D-53153 Bonn, Germany
UNCCD
UN Campus
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)228-815 2800
Fax: +49 (0)228-815 2898/99
Email: secretariat@unccd.int
Latest News
- 27 March 2023Desertification and Drought Day 2023 sets an ambitious women's land rights agendaEnglish
- 27 January 2023UNCCD joins forces with NDMCEnglish
- 02 January 2023UNCCD workshop on Land degradation in Central and Eastern EuropeEnglish
- 28 November 2022Let's Talk Land - UNCCD launches new Webinar seriesEnglish
- 17 November 2022Making Cities Resilient program continues to be successfulEnglish
- 15 November 2022UNCCD starts cooperation with DeserTechEnglish
- 26 August 2022Regional dialogue addresses impacts of drought in Northern Mediterranean and Central and Eastern EuropeEnglish
- 22 June 2022Statement by Ibrahim Thiaw on his designation as UNFCCC Acting Executive SecretaryEnglish
- 17 June 2022UNCCD: 2022 Desertification and Drought Day English
- 15 June 2022UN Bonn Entities Will Join Open House at Villa HammerschmidtEnglish
- 09 May 2022Leaders’ summit in Côte d’Ivoire kicks off major UN conference on the future of land stewardship English
- 28 April 2022Chronic land degradation: UN offers stark warnings and practical remedies in Global Land Outlook 2English
- 11 April 2022World changemakers to gather in Côte d’Ivoire for a major land stewardship conference English
- 06 April 2022Call for submissions: Images of women-led solutions to desertification English
- 23 March 2022UN Bonn Will Join Earth Hour on 26 March 2022English
- 14 March 2022UNCCD 15th session of the Conference of the Parties English
- 31 January 2022Healthy soils for a healthy planet: Nations call for reversal of soil degradationEnglish
- 28 January 2022New Podcast Episode: UNCCD – Land Ambassador Inna Modja on the Great Green WallEnglish
- 12 January 2022UNCCD: COP15 from 9-20 May 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireEnglish
- 16 December 2021UNCCD: IWG meeting provides actionable recommendations to PartiesEnglish