Download the message from Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, by clicking on this link:
<https://www.youtube.com/
Download the message from Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish or Russian.
Background materials about the World Day are available here:
<https://www.unccd.int/actions17-june-world-day-combat-desertification/celebrate-2019wdcd>
A press release (Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish and Russian) from the global observance event taking place in Ankara, Turkey, will be circulated on June 17th.
From the UNCCD Media Advisory
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