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5.2.3. Thematic forum meetings (4-5-6 and 9-10-11-12 December 2024)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has worked closely with the UNCCD Secretariat
and numerous partners to create an ambitious Riyadh Action Agenda that will
include thematic days to raise awareness and scale transformative solutions,
and has created the following thematic days (UNCCD, 2024):
• Land Day,
• Agri-Food Systems Day,
• Governance Day,
• People’s Day,
• Science, Technology and Innovation Day,
• Finance Day – Ministerial dialogue
• Resilience to Drought Day - Ministerial dialogue
During the thematic days, various side events and official high-level
events will be organized in different formats, such as High-Level Interactive
Dialogues, Ministerial Roundtables and Special Events. The topics of the
High-Level Interactive Dialogue to be held between December 5-9, 2024
within the scope of the thematic days are given below (UNCCD, 2024):
1. Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Agri-Food Systems
2. The Role of Local Governments in Accelerating Sustainable Land
Management
3. Science-Technology and Innovation
4. Ministerial Dialogue on Drought Resilience from Geneva to Riyadh
5. Ministerial Dialogue on Unlocking Public and Private Finance for Land
Restoration and Drought Resilience
5.2.3. COP, CRIC and CST Bureau Meetings (November 30-December 1, 2024)

Within the framework of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs),
Bureaux consist of at least one representative from each UN regional group.
The UN has five regional groups including Africa, Asia, Latin America and the
Caribbean (GRULAC), Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Western Europe
and the Other Group (WEOG). The bureau consists of the chairman, the vice-
chairman and a reporter. The Bureau tries to find satisfactory answers to the
questions asked to the Secretariat in the COP and sub-bodies at the intervals
of the sessions, together with the Secretariat. The Bureau creates the agenda
items and the structure of the meeting in cooperation with the Secretariat.
The Bureau examines the reports prepared by the Secretariat. The bureau
meets daily to discuss how the meeting has progressed and will proceed the
next day (UNCCD, 2024).

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