Humanitarian Effects of Environmental Degradation on Peace and Security: Open VTC

Sep 16, 2020 | What's in Blue
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Security Council members plan to hold a ministerial-level open debate in videoconference (VTC) format on the humanitarian effects of environmental degradation on peace and security. Kalla Ankourao, Niger’s Foreign Minister, is expected to chair the meeting. The focus of the meeting, which is one of the signature events of Niger’s presidency this month, will be on the Sahel region and the Lake Chad Basin, although participants are also encouraged to broaden the geographical scope of the discussion. ICRC President Peter Maurer; Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Ibrahim Thiaw; and UNCCD Earth Ambassador, artist, and activist Inna Modja will brief. Given the VTC format, non-Council member states are requested to submit their interventions in writing. These will be included in a compilation of briefings and statements from the meeting that will be incorporated in a Security Council document.