Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal poses for a portrait photograph in London, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Maal on Monday April 17, 2023 was named a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Covention to Combat Desertification. Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal poses for a portrait photograph in London, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Maal on Monday April 17, 2023 was named a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Covention to Combat Desertification.
Maal has long been an activist on climate change and refugees. Since 2003, he has been committed to various development challenges in Africa, working with different U.N. family organizations.
Give 'em hell, dude.
There is absolutely nothing the UN is going to do that will have any impact on 'desertification' in fact, the world is currently seeing a net greening of desert areas anyway. This is just 'feel good' virtue signaling.