World Day to Combat
Desertification and Drought
June 17

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June, was proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1995 (resolution 49/115), marking the adoption of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification on 17 June 1994.  The Assembly invited States to devote the World Day to promoting awareness of the need for international cooperation to combat desertification and the effects of drought, including implementation of the Convention to Combat Desertification.

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World Day to Combat Desertification
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UN Days & Years Meditation Initiative

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