Alert No. 06/10/2010
14 – 25 June 2010
AWARENESS RAISING
World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) Messages: The messages of Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, and Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary, UNCCD, are available online. Messages from other dignitaries can also be accessed at this site: http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/june17/2010/menu.php?newch=l2
WDCD Chad: Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary, UNCCD, attended the Summit of Heads of States of the Sahel Region in N’Djamena, Chad, convened to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification on 17 June. Read his statement at: http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/docs/Discours_ES_CCD-juin2010.pdf
WDCD China: The UNCCD’s observance of the event at the Shanghai Expo, in China, is also accessible at: http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/june17/2010/menu.php?newch=l12
WDCD Germany: Also available online is the report of the observance event organized in Bonn, Germany, by the Deutsch Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH: http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/june17/2010/menu.php?newch=l1
WDCD Globally: For events worldwide for which we received notification, visit: http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/june17/2010/menu.php?newch=l4
WDCD Cards: Greeting cards on the event, in English, French and Spanish, can still be downloaded and disseminated. Visit: http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/june17/2010/menu.php?newch=l6#e-card
Land Day 2: The Workshop proceedings and full Report of Land Day 2 are available online at: http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/landday/2010/event.php
Battle Is On: See a new submission on a partners’ initiative to combat desertification in Azerbaijan at: http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/partners/menu.php
COP9 FOLLOW UP
CRIC 9 Bureau Meeting: The agenda of the CRIC 9 Bureau meeting of 21-22 June is accessible at: http://www.unccd.int/cric/menu.php?newch=june2010
PRAIS Training Workshops: A revised document on the dates for the training workshops is downloadable at: http://www.unccd.int/prais/docs/Revised%20list%20RCs%2014.04.2010.pdf
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Wagaki Mwangi
Public Information Specialist
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Fax: +49 228 815 2898/99
UNCCD, ARCE
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