Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that the United Nations (UN) World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is annually observed on 17 June;
2) further notes that the theme for this year's observance is Healthy soil sustains your life: Let's go land-degradation neutral;
3) acknowledges that the campaign aims to strengthen the visibility of the dry lands issue on the international environmental agenda and highlight the urgent need to curb the desertification process;
4) further acknowledges that desertification, land degradation and drought dramatically affect the biodiversity resident in the soil and what we do to our soil determines the quality and quantity of the food we eat and how our ecosystems serve us; and 5) calls on all stakeholders to join in action to combat desertification and drought, particularly in Africa.
Agreed to.