The twenty-third session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 23) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be held from 1–5 December 2025 in Panama Convention Center. The venue address is Calle General Juan D. Perón, Amador, Panama City, Panama.
Consultations of affected country Parties of the Convention’s Regional Implementation Annexes for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Northern Mediterranean, and Central and Eastern Europe will be convened on 30 November 2025 at the Panama Convention Center ahead of CRIC 23.
VISA
As part of the special facilitation measures for CRIC 23, the Government of Panama has enabled an extraordinary visa application process exclusively for participants of the event. This process will be conducted entirely online through the official platform of the National Migration Service of Panama.
All participants who need a visa to enter Panama are strongly advised to urgently apply for one via the visa application platform starting 25 August 2025, and participants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications no later than 15 November 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (Panama time).
While applications submitted after this deadline may still be reviewed, the Government of Panama cannot guarantee that visas requested beyond this date will be processed in time for the conference.
Kindly consult the visa application guide for CRIC23 participants in Panama UPDATED for detailed information on the visa application process.
For any visa-related inquiries or assistance, please contact:
- Erika Gomez - egomez@miambiente.gob.pa
- Fabiola Vega - fvega@miambiente.gob.pa
