1994 12 19 On the recommendation of the Second Committee of the General Assembly, the forty-ninth United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 49/ 1 15, which designated June 17 every year as ".
June 20 17 18 is the 24th World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought with the theme "Clear water and lush mountains are priceless wealth".
Desertification phenomenon
From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, the severe drought in West Africa accelerated the process of soil desertification in this region. 1968 to 1974 caused severe drought in sub-saharan Africa (Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal), killing 200,000 people and millions of livestock. The drought lasted for a long time, causing great losses and shocking the world.
Its long-term economic, social, political and environmental impact has aroused great concern for desertification. Therefore, 1975, the United nations put forward the slogan of "combating desertification" with resolution 3337, and held a conference on desertification in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 29 to September 9, 1977, which produced a comprehensive and coordinated global action plan. An action plan to combat desertification has been formulated; Billions of dollars have been invested in desertification control, and various action plans to combat drought and desertification have emerged.