June 5 - World Environment Day

World Environment Day (WED) was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1972 and has been commemorated each year since then. The purpose of the day is to stimulate worldwide interest in the awareness of environmental issues and to encourage political attention and action. Click here for more information about WED from the United Nation Environment Programme website.

The USG/UISG Commission for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation in Rome developed a prayer to commemorate World Environment Day. Click here to access the prayer, which focuses on celebration, lamentation, and response.

World Environment Day - June 5

June 5 is World Environment Day, a vehicle through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. Click here for a prayer (from the USG/UISG JPIC Commission in Rome) that can be adapted for your use to commemorate this day. Click here for the site of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).