Sunday 18 June 2017

when is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought observed?

when is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought observed?

Options

1)  June 17

2) June 18

 3)June 19

 4)June 16

answer


1)  June 17


Other details


The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance each June 17.

Its purpose is to highlight ways to prevent desertification and recover from drought. Each annual celebration has a different theme. It should be celebrated all over the world.

This day was proclaimed on January 30, 1995 by the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/49/115 after the daz when United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is drafted

theme Link between land degradation and migration 


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