Integration of Sustainable Development Goal 15 and related target 15.3 which states: "to combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neut

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The Conference of the Parties, 

Recalling that, in striving to achieve Sustainable Development Goal target 15.3, it is also important to address wider elements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including, inter alia, ending poverty and hunger, tackling inequality, promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls, and stimulating economic growth, 

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4. Requests the secretariat, the Global Mechanism and appropiate UNCCD bodies, including the Science Policy Interface, within their respective mandates, to: 

(a) Continue to develop partnerships to support the implementation of the Convention and land degradation neutrality, taking note of, as appropiate, the Changwon Initiative, the ankara Initiative and other complementary initiatives, to provide scientific and technical support to the parties by, inter alia, developing guidance for leveraging the implementation of the Convention and land degradation neutrality, identifying project opportunities and connecting respective partners for the further development of implementation initiatives, including transformative land degreadation neutrality projects and programmes, promoting gender responsive approaches in line with the Gender Action Plan found in decision 30/COP.13, and providing advisory support for nationally accredited institutions to the climate finance and other sustainable development finance institutions;