United Nations Conference on Desertification

A/RES/32/172View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 62c United Nations Conference on Desertification, published in 1978.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1976–1978

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1978	A/RES/32/172	United Nations Conference on Desertification	935	15%Compare
1977	A/RES/31/108	United Nations Conference on Desertification	492	21%Compare
1976	A/RES/3511(XXX)	United Nations Conference on Desertification	519	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Conferences Desertification Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Regional Cooperation Special Accounts

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Approves the report of the United Nations Conference on Desertification, held at Nairobi from 29 August to 9 September 1977;110 2.

Expresses its gratitude to the Government and people of Kenya for acting as host to the Conference;

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General o_f t~e Conference for its efficient preparation and orgamzat1on;

Calls upon all Governments to consider on a priority basis, the recommendations for national' action contained in section IV of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertifi~at~on111 an~, where ne~essary, the desirability of estabhshmg a national authonty to co-ordinate consolidate and implement national anti-dcsertificati~n action programmes;

Recommends that subregional co-operation be initiated or intensified, as considered necessary amono co~ntries affected by desertification, with the ~equircd assistance from the United Nations Environment Programme and other organizations concerned, with a view to formulating specific joint programmes and requests for development assistance for implementation of the Plan of Action;

Requests the regional commissions to undertake intensified and sustained action in support of national efforts to combat desertification to assist Governments ' ' 109 A/32/257 and Corr. I.

110 A/CONF.74/36.

111 Ibid., chap. I. at their request, in the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification and to convene as appropriate, in co-operation with interested Governments and regional organizations, intergovernmental regional meetings, technical workshops and seminars to consider the immediate implementation of the recommendations contained in section V of the Plan of Action;

Requests the organs, organizations and other bodies of the United Nations system to support international action to combat desertification within the context of the Plan of Action;

Decides to entrust the Governing Council and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, as well as the Environment Coordination Board, with the responsibility of following up and co-ordinating the implementation of the Plan of Action, in accordance with recommendation 27 thereof, 112 and requests the Governing Council to report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session and every two years thereafter;

_Calls upon all countries, in particular developed countnes, as well as multilateral financial institutions and non-governmental donors, to provide and increase t~eir assist~nce to countries suffering from desertification, esl?ecially for the financing of their subregional an_d reg10nal l?rogrammes and projects within appropr_ia!e consortrnm arrangements, such as those pertammg_ to the Sahe! green belt, and urges developing ~ount~ics to give due priority to desertification problems m their development assistance requests;

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Authorizes the Execut,ive Director to convene immediately a consultative group, which would meet as and when required, comprising representatives from the organizations referred to in paragraph 7 above, such ~ther org!lnizations as might be required, donor countnes, multilateral financial agencies as well as dcvel?ping countries having a substantial interest in combatmg desertification, to assist in mobilizing resources for the activities undertaken within the framework of implementing the Plan of Action;

E1:dc:rses in rrinciple the creation of a special account w1thm the Umted Nations for implementino the Plan of Action;

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Requests the Secretary-General to prepare and submit a study on the establishment and operation of su~h an a_ccount to the General Assembly at its thirtythird sess10n, through the Governina Council and the Economic and Social Council· "'

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Invites the Gov_erning Council to have prepared, by a small group of high-level specialists in the international_ financing of projects and programmes, a study ?f additiona~ mea_sures and means of financing for the 1mplementat1011 of the Plan of Action, and to submit a final report on the subject of additional measures of fina?cing to the General Assembly at its thirty-third sess10n, through the Economic and Social Council;

Requests the Secretary-General to approach Member States and competent organizations and bodies wit~in !he _United Nations system, as well as the scientific mst1tutions concerned outside the system for

further research, development and refinement of the data pertaining to desertification, in order to close any

112 Ibid., chap. I, sect. VII.

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existing gaps in scientific knowledge and technology, and for further development of the world map of desertification on the basis of the relevant recommendations of the Conference;

Also requests the Secretary-General to invite intergovernmental and non_-governmental organiz_ati?ns

concerned with desertification problems and theu impact on development to participate in the implemell:tation of the Plan of Action with a view to co-ordinatmg their activities within world-wide and regional programmes;

Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the implementation of the resolutions adopted by the Conference,113 especially resolution 2 of 9 September 1977 on financial and technical assistance to the least developed countries and resolution 4 of 9 September 1977 on the effect of weapons of mass destruction on ecosystems.

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