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/PRNewswire/ -- For mankind to have a better life and enjoy sound development, work must be done in combating desertification. Just like rolling a large rock...

Women’s land rights are in the spotlight ahead of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June, at events around the world, from Kenya to Viet Nam, including a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday.

UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi speaks at a high-level event in observance of the World

The three-time Grammy Award recipient has been striving to highlight the need to pay attention to and reverse the growing trends of land degradation, desertification and drought

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for equal land rights for women on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought."I urge all governments to eliminate legal barriers to women owning land and to involve ...

Removing legal barriers to women owning land will help with soil health protection, notes United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) marked World Desertification and Drought Day, under the theme ‘Her Land, Her Rights,’ on 16th June, at its headquarters in Asmara. Following is an interview with Mr. Semere Amlesom, Director General of the Department

Chinas strides in desert control an inspiration for Africa-

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is recognized yearly on June 17. It focuses on reclaiming degraded land and transforming it into a healthy environment. Droughts are one of the most serious risks to long-term development