UNCCD COP-16 & Youth Forum in Riyadh 2024 (Funded) Deadline: 14 October, 2024

Applications are open for the UNCCD COP-16 and Youth Forum in Riyadh 2024. The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024, under the theme Our Land. Our Future.

Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the UNCCD, COP16 will be the largest UN land conference to date and the first UNCCD COP hosted in the Middle East and North Africa region—a region that has experienced first-hand the impacts of desertification, land degradation, and drought. COP16 is set to be a landmark event, reflecting a renewed global commitment to accelerating investment and action to restore land and enhance drought resilience, benefiting both people and the planet.

Building on the success of the Youth Forums organized at COP13, COP14, and COP15, the fourth UNCCD Youth Forum will take place from the 5 to 7 of December 2024. This forum will address the challenges youth face in accessing decent land-based jobs, support their meaningful engagement in the implementation of the UNCCD, and advocate for the necessary enabling environment and policies to promote the establishment of young eco- and agripreneurs. Additionally, it will ensure that young people are actively involved in the decision-making process

Costs

• The UNCCD secretariat will provide funds to cover flights, accommodation and daily subsistence allowance (DSA) for participants attending the Youth Forum (5 to 7 December 2024) and other events during COP16, which will take place from 2 to 13 December 2024. Delegates will be required to arrive at Riyadh by December 3rd or 4th, 2024; the date of departure is up to your preference between the dates of December 13th to 14th, 2024.

Eligibility

This open call is confined ONLY to the UNCCD Youth Accredited Organizations.

Youth Organisations are requested to nominate members on basis of the following criteria;

• The nominated youth should be between the age of 18 to 35 years.
• You can nominate one person from any of the following regions (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe and Western Europe and others).
• The nominee should be registered for the UNCCD COP16.

Application

The application deadline is October 14, 2024 (23:59 CET). Late applications will not be accepted.

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For more information, visit UNCCD COP-16 & Youth Forum.