The International Land Coalition (ILC) is an independent global alliance of civil society and intergovernmental organizations. It was established as the outcome of the Conference on Hunger and Poverty which took place in Brussels in November 1995. The ILC promotes secure [...]

The MUS Group is a network of institutional partners and individuals aiming at sharing knowledge and raising awareness on the advantages that Multiple Uses of water can bring to rural users and in particular rural poor in addressing several key [...]

FAO seeks to enhance agricultural productivity to improve nutrition, raise rural living standards and contribute to global economic growth in accord with its mandate. It works with countries to promote national ownership and leadership. And it ensures that UN norms [...]

REACH was established in 2008 by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist governments of countries with a high burden of child [...]

The Global Mechanism (GM) offers strategic advisory services to developing countries on how to increase investments in sustainable land management (SLM). Established by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the GM began its operations in October 1998. As per [...]

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of [...]