The Youth Cafe will be participating in the second Invest in Africa 2021 Webinar. As a build-up to the conference, Invest in Africa 2021 has organized the second zoom webinar to engage African businesses and European businesses. The event theme: Investment Opportunities in Africa and Understanding the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCTA). Covid 19 has disrupted business in Africa, hence the need to promote international partnerships for driving sustainable business. Implementation of the Africa Free Continental Trade Agreement provides the best opportunity for African businesses to thrive.

2019WDCD will be celebrated under the theme of 25 years of implementation of the Convention and beyond, focusing on the path the Convention has taken, and the future the Convention could bring.
 
The past 25 years

Since its adoption in 1994, UNCCD has contributed to the advancement of sustainable land management. Today, its 197 Parties implement the Convention under coordinated and results-oriented actions with clear targets to recover and restore degraded land. The end goal is to protect our land, from over-use and drought, so it can continue to provide us all with food, water and energy.