However, three years later, Canada reversed its withdrawal by re-acceding to the convention on 21 December 2016, which resulted in Canada becoming party to the convention again on 21 March 2017. The Holy See (Vatican City) is the only state that is not a party to the convention that is eligible to accede to it. ==Secretariat== The permanent Secretariat of the UNCCD was established during the first Conference of the parties (COP 1) held in Rome in 1997.
The first five sessions of the COP were held annually from 1997 to 2001. Starting 2001 sessions are held on a biennial basis interchanging with the sessions of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC), whose first session was held in 2002. ===List of COP=== == Committee on Science and Technology == The UN Convention to Combat Desertification has established a Committee on Science and Technology (CST).
The CST was established under Article 24 of the Convention as a subsidiary body of the COP, and its mandate and terms of reference were defined and adopted during the first session of the Conference of the Parties in 1997.
It has been located in Bonn, Germany, since January 1999, and moved from its first Bonn address in Haus Carstanjen to the new UN Campus in July 2006. The functions of the secretariat are to make arrangements for sessions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and its subsidiary bodies established under the Convention, and to provide them with services as required.
The first five sessions of the COP were held annually from 1997 to 2001. Starting 2001 sessions are held on a biennial basis interchanging with the sessions of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC), whose first session was held in 2002. ===List of COP=== == Committee on Science and Technology == The UN Convention to Combat Desertification has established a Committee on Science and Technology (CST).
The first five sessions of the COP were held annually from 1997 to 2001. Starting 2001 sessions are held on a biennial basis interchanging with the sessions of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC), whose first session was held in 2002. ===List of COP=== == Committee on Science and Technology == The UN Convention to Combat Desertification has established a Committee on Science and Technology (CST).
It has 197 parties, making it near universal in reach. To help publicise the Convention, 2006 was declared "International Year of Deserts and Desertification" but debates have ensued regarding how effective the International Year was in practice. == States Parties == The UNCCD has been ratified by the European Union and 196 states: all 193 UN member states, the State of Palestine, the Cook Islands, and Niue. On 28 March 2013, Canada became the first country to withdraw from the convention.
It has been located in Bonn, Germany, since January 1999, and moved from its first Bonn address in Haus Carstanjen to the new UN Campus in July 2006. The functions of the secretariat are to make arrangements for sessions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and its subsidiary bodies established under the Convention, and to provide them with services as required.
It has 197 parties, making it near universal in reach. To help publicise the Convention, 2006 was declared "International Year of Deserts and Desertification" but debates have ensued regarding how effective the International Year was in practice. == States Parties == The UNCCD has been ratified by the European Union and 196 states: all 193 UN member states, the State of Palestine, the Cook Islands, and Niue. On 28 March 2013, Canada became the first country to withdraw from the convention.
However, three years later, Canada reversed its withdrawal by re-acceding to the convention on 21 December 2016, which resulted in Canada becoming party to the convention again on 21 March 2017. The Holy See (Vatican City) is the only state that is not a party to the convention that is eligible to accede to it. ==Secretariat== The permanent Secretariat of the UNCCD was established during the first Conference of the parties (COP 1) held in Rome in 1997.
However, three years later, Canada reversed its withdrawal by re-acceding to the convention on 21 December 2016, which resulted in Canada becoming party to the convention again on 21 March 2017. The Holy See (Vatican City) is the only state that is not a party to the convention that is eligible to accede to it. ==Secretariat== The permanent Secretariat of the UNCCD was established during the first Conference of the parties (COP 1) held in Rome in 1997.
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