PM Modi Dialogue at UN Live Updates: India Has Adopted Novel Methods to Tackle Land Degradation, Drought, Says PM

Modi Addresses UN Meet on Land Degradation | Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the president of the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), is addressing the virtual high-level dialogue today at 7.30 pm.

Previously | Modi had inaugurated the high-level 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in New Delhi in September 2019.

Catch live updates of the PM's speech on CNN-News18:

PM Modi's Sessions at G7 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi had previously addressed three sessions at the crucial G7 summit, virtually, on healthcare, economy and the environment. Points raised by the PM had been appreciated by world leaders.

 
Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohamed to address the UN meet |  Apart from Prime Minister Modi, the high-level event will also be addressed by Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohamed, Undersecretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Ibrahim Thiaw and Coordinator of the Association of Peul Women and Autochthonous Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim as well as Heads of State and Government, ministers and senior UN officials.

Dialogue aims to focus the international community's attention on land issues | The Dialogue aims to focus the international community's attention on land issues and generate political will for implementing land solutions within COVID-19 adaptation and recovery strategies. It will encourage all Member States to adopt and implement Land Degradation Neutrality targets and National Drought Plans.

Updates: The meeting will be attended by world leaders, ministers and government representatives, agricultural industry leaders, representatives from United Nations institutions, international organisations and civil society groups as well as members of the general public, according to the advisory issued by UNCCD.

PM Modi Adress Live Updates: Prime Minister Modi, the president of the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), will address the virtual high-level dialogue today at 7.30 pm.