Ulaanbaatar
GL Events Selected as General Contractor for COP17 Temporary Facilities
COP17
Ulaanbaatar, February 12, 2026 /MONTSAME/. The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be held in Ulaanbaatar from August 17 to 28.
Following
an international tender for the construction of temporary facilities in the
conference’s “Blue Zone,” France-based GL Events has been selected as the
general contractor. The company has served as a main and supporting contractor
for 11 COP events between 2011 and 2024. It has built temporary facilities in
accordance with UN standards for conferences held under the three Rio Conventions—UNCCD,
UNFCCC, and CBD. Most recently, GL events constructed the temporary facilities
for UNCCD COP16, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2024, according to the
Capital City Governor’s Office.
The
conference will take place on land managed by the National Garden Park, a
locally owned public enterprise. Certain works related to temporary structures
and hospitality services are being organized by the Capital City Governor’s
Office.
According
to Battulga B., Director of the COP17 Investment and Infrastructure Department
and Secretary of the negotiation working group, the conference will be
organized in two zones—Blue and Green. The selection of the contractor for the
Blue Zone temporary structures was conducted in three stages before a final
decision was made.
Held
under the theme “Restoring Land, Restoring Hope,” COP17 is expected to bring
together around 10,000 representatives from more than 190 countries to discuss
desertification and land degradation.
