On Monday July 22, 2019, a special envoy from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD); Vincentian, Dr Richard Byron-Cox made a special call on Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves to deliver an invitation on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the UNCCD, Ibrahim Thiaw. Dr Byron-Cox is currently on a regional mission to several CARICOM member countries encouraging their participation in the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNCCD.

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