7th World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD)

As part of its campaign to tackle global environmental deterioration in particular by combatting the degradation of drylands -- which cover up to one quarter of the world's land surface - the United Nations General Assembly designated 17 June as "World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought". 

Celebrated world-wide, this day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

To request further information, such as WDCD messages from United Nations officials or press releases in additional languages, as well as past campaign, press or awareness raising materials, please contact secretariat [at] unccd.int (secretariat[at]unccd[dot]int) .

Events around the world

WDCD Events 2001

Messages

Message from the UNCCD Executive Secretary

Message from the United Nations Secretary General