UNCCD chief calls for joint efforts to tackle global land degradation

STORY: UNCCD chief calls for joint efforts to tackle global land degradation SHOOTING TIME: June 17, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:37 LOCATION: BONN, Germany CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1.SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM THIAW, UNCCD Executive Secretary 2.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IBRAHIM THIAW, UNCCD Executive Secretary 3.various of UNCCD logos and promotional materials STORYLINE: Monday marked Desertification and Drought Day 2024, as well as the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Monday in Bonn, Germany, UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw said that joint efforts are required to tackle challenges such as desertification and land loss. According to UNCCD statistics, about 40 percent of all land area worldwide has been degraded. Thiaw stressed that the biggest challenge is restoring the balance between increasing demands and shrinking resources. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM THIAW, UNCCD

CHINA-BEIJING-XINHUA-UNCCD-MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-XINHUA-UNCCD-MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (CN)

(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua meets with Ibrahim Thiaw, UN under-secretary-general and executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and they sign a memorandum of understanding in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

CHINA-BEIJING-XINHUA-UNCCD-MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-XINHUA-UNCCD-MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (CN)

(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua meets with Ibrahim Thiaw, UN under-secretary-general and executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and they sign a memorandum of understanding in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)