Jesse Walter
ECOSOC Adviser
New York, New York
November 22, 2021
Explanation of Position for the Adoption of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa Resolution
AS DELIVERED
The United States strongly supports the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and its efforts to raise the priority of desertification, promote sustainable land use practices at the national level, and mitigate the impacts of drought and desertification for the more than one billion people worldwide living in dryland ecosystems.
We are pleased to join consensus on this resolution. Regarding references to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, we refer you to our general statement delivered on November 18. Thank you.
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