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19 Jun 2017
Beirut, Lebanon
Our Land, Our Home, Our Future!
The Executive Secretary gave this statement on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD) celebrated at the UN House in Beirut, on 15 June 2017, under the auspices and in presence of Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Ghazi Zaayter. The event was organised in cooperation with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University in Beirut (AUB).
In addition to Minister Zaayter, participants included chairperson of René Moawad Foundation Nayla Moawad and Director of the Climate Change and Environment Program of the IFI at AUB Nadim Farajalla. Miss Lebanon Sandy Tabet also took part in the event with a message for the occasion, while the activity was concluded by Lebanese theatre icon Georges Khabbaz who read a touching poem before shrubs of cedar and pine were offered by the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture.
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, marked this year under the theme “Our Land, Our Home, Our Future,” is observed on 17June of every year to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification.
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