United Nations calls for global action on drought

17 June is the World Day to Combat Desertification17/06/2013, Bonn, Germany - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a collective global response to drought and a shift from crisis management to drought preparedness and resilience. He said the price for preparedness is minimal compared to the cost of disaster relief. Secretary-General Ban said droughts can be mitigated and called for the full implementation of the outcomes of the High-level Meeting on National Drought Policy in Geneva in March. He also called for implementation of last year’s agreement at the Rio +