Live Schedule

Previously

12⁴⁵_am

Conferences

Media Briefing on Drought - Press Conference, UNCCD COP17

Journalists are invited to look at how countries can better anticipate, prepare for and adapt to drought, and hear about initiatives helping turn commitments into action through governance, finance, tools and partnerships

02⁰⁰_am

Conferences

Special High-Level Event on Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) - Action Dome, UNCCD COP17

The High-Level Dialogue aims to build political support for a Global Implementation Initiative on Sand and Dust Storms (GI-SDS) under the UN Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (2025–2034).

02¹⁵_am

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WWF: Landscapes of Life – a nature-positive global agenda to protect, manage and restore grasslands, savannahs and rangelands - Press Conference, UNCCD COP17

Hosted by WWF, this press conference launches a multistakeholder action agenda for grasslands, savannahs and rangelands and will showcase partnerships that accelerate and scale implementation.

03⁰⁰_am

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Isha Foundation Press Launch: Scaling Impact through 4 Strategic Action Tracks in Soil Data, Agri Finance, Farmers, and Nutrition - Press Conference, UNCCD COP17

Save Soil will announce the global launch of four specialized Action Tracks at UNCCD COP17, establishing a systemic approach to address the barriers which prevent global soil restoration.

03⁰⁰_am

Conferences

Ministerial dialogue on Drought Resilience - UNCCD COP17

(7th Meeting) The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope held from August 17-28, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

03⁰⁰_am

Conferences

(6th Meeting) Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention - UNCCD COP17

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope held from August 17-28, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

03³⁰_am

Press Conferences

OHCHR Treaty Bodies - Press conference: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) publishes findings on Finland, Honduras, India and Kuwait, following its 118th Session.

04⁰⁰_am

Conferences

Official Launch of International Drought Resilience Observatory (Phase II) - Action Dome, UNCCD COP17

The International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) will mark a key milestone at the UNCCD COP17 with the official launch of the fully operational International Drought Resilience Observatory (IDRO), inaugurated through a ribbon-cutting ceremony building on the momentum of COP16 in Riyadh.

04³⁰_am

Press Conferences

UN Geneva Press Briefing: UN/ICRC, OHCHR, UNICEF

UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director, UN Information Service

06⁰⁰_am

3248th Meeting, 118th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Closing of session

06³⁰_am

Conferences

(8th Meeting) 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - UNCCD COP17

08³⁰_am

Press Conferences

UNIDIR - Press Conference: Launch of the 2026 Arms Trade Treaty Monitor report

Launch of the 2026 Arms Trade Treaty Monitor report

10⁰⁰_am

Economic and Social Council

(3rd meeting) Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS (Second regular session 2026)

Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services (Second regular session, 24-27 August 2026).

10⁰⁰_am

Security Council

Food under fire: the Security Council's role in mitigating global and local food crises - Security Council, 10213th meeting

Open debate untitled "Food under fire: the Security Council's role in mitigating global and local food crises" under the agenda item "Maintenance of international peace and security".

12⁰⁰_pm

Press Conferences

UN entities consolidation & other topics – PGA Spokesperson Briefing

Noon briefing by La Neice Collins, Spokesperson for the 80th President of the General Assembly.

12³⁰_pm

Press Conferences

Conflict and Food Security, South Sudan & other topics - Daily Press Briefing

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

01⁰⁰_pm

Media Stakeouts

Carl Skau (WFP) on conflict and hunger - Security Council Media Stakeout

Informal comments to the media by Carl Skau, WFP Acting Executive Director, following his remarks during the open debate on conflict and hunger/Resolution 2417.

03⁰⁰_pm

Economic and Social Council

(4th meeting) Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS (Second regular session 2026)

Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services (Second regular session, 24-27 August 2026).

03⁰⁰_pm

Security Council

(Continued) Food under fire: the Security Council's role in mitigating global and local food crises - Security Council, 10213th meeting

Open debate untitled "Food under fire: the Security Council's role in mitigating global and local food crises" under the agenda item "Maintenance of international peace and security".

10⁰⁰_pm

Conferences

Ministerial Dialogue on the Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being of Pastoralist Communities - UNCCD COP17

(9th meeting) 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope held from August 17-28, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

10⁰⁰_pm

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Seats at the Table: A High-Level Dialogue of Local Communities for Land and People Day - Action Dome, UNCCD COP17

This event will bring together representatives of diverse local communities from across regions to strengthen political support for the establishment of the Caucus for Local Communities and to elevate the role of local communities in shaping and implementing UNCCD outcomes.

10³⁰_pm

Press Conferences

COP17 Progress Check: Keeping Ambition Focused on Implementation - Press Conference, UNCCD COP17

11³⁰_pm

Conferences

Indigenous Peoples High-Level Special Event: From Sacred Lands to Shepherding the Future - Action Dome, UNCCD COP17

The event focuses on recognizing Indigenous Peoples as rights holders, knowledge holders and implementation partners in addressing desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD).

11³⁰_pm

High Level Dialogue: From Ambition to Action: Delivering Rio Synergies Across the Triple COP Year - UNCCD COP17

As the first Rio Convention COP of the 2026 Triple COP Year—and the first COP following the adoption of the Belém Joint Statement—UNCCD COP17 provides the first high-level opportunity to consider how the political momentum for Rio Convention synergies can be translated into practical, country-led implementation.