《聯合國防治荒漠化公約》(以下簡稱公約)是1992年裏約環境與發展大會《21世紀議程》框架下的三大重要國際環境公約之一。該公約于1994年6月17日在法國巴黎外交大會通過，並於1996年12月26日生效。目前公約共有194個締約方。

　　公約的核心目標是由各國政府共同制定國家級、次區域級和區域級行動方案，並與捐助方、地方社區和非政府組織合作，以對抗應對荒漠化的挑戰。在發生嚴重乾旱和/或荒漠化的國家，尤其是在非洲，防治荒漠化，緩解乾旱影響，以期協助受影響的國家和地區實現可持續發展。

　　《聯合國防治荒漠化公約》是聯合國環境與發展大會框架下的三大環境公約之一。

　　THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION

　　The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is the only convention stemming from a direct recommendation of the Rio Conference's Agenda 21, was adopted in Paris on 17 June 1994 and entered into force in December 1996. It is the first and only internationally legally binding framework set up to address the problem of desertification. The Convention is based on the principles of participation, partnership and decentralization - the backbone of Good Governance and Sustainable Development. It now has194 country Parties to the Convention, making it truly global in reach.

　　The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa is a Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.