Desertification UN Entities
Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) http://www.unccd.int
UN Treaties and Declarations
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa http://www.unccd.int/en/about-the-convention/Pages/About-the-Convention.aspx
UN Conferences and Observances
Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11), Windhoek, Namibia, 16 to 27 September 2013 http://www.unccd.int/en/media-center/MediaNews/Pages/highlightdetail.aspx?HighlightID=190
United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification 2010-2020 http://unddd.unccd.int/ http://www.un.org/en/events/desertification_decade/ World Day to Combat Desertification - 17 June http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/WDCD/Pages/default.aspx http://www.un.org/en/events/desertificationday/ General Assembly High-level Meeting High-level Meeting on Desertification, 20 September 2010: http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/65/issues/desertification.shtml International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006 http://www.iydd.org/
Selected Statements and Speeches of UN Officials
Price of Preparedness Minimal Compared to Cost of Disaster Relief, Says Secretary-General in Message for World Day to Combat Drought (SG/SM/15107-ENV/DEV/1365-OBV/1230, 13 June 2013): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sgsm15107.doc.htm ‘Without healthy soil, life on earth is unsustainable,’ says Secretary-General, urging states to ensure sustainable land management part of Rio+20 legacy (SG/SM/14346-ENV/DEV/1287OBV/1113, 12 June 2012 - Message on the World Day to Combat Desertification): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sgsm14346.doc.htm ‘The stakes are high,’ Secretary-General says, urging parties to Desertification Treaty to make intelligent land use cornerstone of sustainable development (SG/SM/13882-ENV/DEV/1234, 17 October 2011): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13882.doc.htm Reward those who make drylands productive, urges Secretary-General in message for World Day to Combat Desertification (SG/SM/13643-ENV/DEV/1223-OBV/1006, 15 June 2011) : http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/sgsm13643.doc.htm