A/RES/32/171 GA

V. Resolutions adopted on the reporu of the Seeond Committee 105 32/169. Implementation of the recommenda- tions of the United Nations Conference on Desertification with respect to finan- cia! and technical assistance to the least developed among the developing coun- tries The General Assembly, Taking note of the resolutions adopted by the United Nations Conference on Desertification, held at Nairobi from 29 August to 9 September 1977, 101 Recognizing that desertification constitutes a world- wide economic and social problem, Reaffirming the cardinal principie of the permanent sovereignty of States over their natural resources, Bearing in mind resolution 2 of 9 September 1977 adopted by the United Nations Conference on Deser- tification, in which the Conference recognized that the least developed among the developing countries with limited resources at their disposal were in need of im- mediate financia! and technical assistance from the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, Taking note of resolution 98 (IV) of 31 May 1976 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and De- velopment, 102 1. Recommends the speedy implementation of rec- ommendation 28 of the United Nations Confercnce on Desertification with respect to financia! and technical assistance to the least developed countries;103 2. Urges the United Nations and its Member States, the specialized agencies and international and regional financial institutions to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Conferencc on Desertification in favour of those countries by ex- tending additional international and bilateral assistance; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third scssion on the implementation of the present resolution. 107th plenary meeting 19 December 1977 32/170. Measures to he taken for the henefit of the Sudano-Sahelian region The General Assembly, Considering the Plan of Action to Combat Desertifi- cation and the relevant resolutions and recommenda- tions adopted by the United Nations Conference on Desertification, held at Nairobi from 29 August to 9 September 1977, 104 Bearing in mind the resolutions and recommenda- tions of the United Nations concerning the drought in the Sahel and the implementation of the medium-term and long-term programme for the recovery and re- habilitation of the region, 101 See A/CONF.74/36, chap. II. 102 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference 011 Trade and Development, Fourth Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.II.D.10 and corrigendum), part one, sect. A. 103 See A/CONF.74/36, chap. I. 104 !bid., chaps. I and II. Aware of the particular seriousness of desertification in the Sudano-Sahelian region and of the recurrent critica! situations resulting from it, which hamper the economic and social development of the region and have particularly adverse effects on the way of life of the population, Noting, in particular, the harmful effects of the par- ticularly low level of rainfall in the region, 1. Stresses the need for the immediate implementa- tion in the Sudano-Sahelian region of the Plan of Ac- tion to Combat Desertification and of the relevant reso- lutions adopted by the United Nations Conference on Desertilication; 2. Invites the Governing Council of the United Na- tions Environment Programme to consider at its sixth session, on the basis of a report by the Executive Di- rector of the Programme which will take account of the role and activities of the competent existing organs in the region, measures to improve institutional arrange- ments in the Sudano-Sahelian region, íncluding the establishment of a subregional office of the Programme for thc purposc of supporting efforts undertaken at the national and regional levels by the countries con- cerned to combat desertification and of encouraging and co-ordinating, in co-operation wíth competent ex- isting organs, assistance from developed countries, mul- tilateral financia! institutions, intergovernmental organi- zatíons and non-governmental donors; 3. Further invites the Governing Council to in- elude in its agenda, when it considers the implementa- tion of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification, an ítem concerning measures and modes of action for implementing projects and programmcs to combat des- ertification in the Sudano-Sahclian region. 107th plenary meeting 19 Decemher 1977 32/171. Livin~ <'onditions of the Palestinian people The General Assembly. Recalling the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, I 976, 10" and the relevant recommendations for national action 106 adopted by Habitat: United Na- tíons Conference on Human Settlements, held at Van- couver from 31 May to 11 June 197 6, Recalling also resolution 3 on the living condítions of the Palestinians in occupied territories, as contained in thc recommendations of the Conference for interna- tional co-operation, 107 and Economic and Social Coun- cil resolution 2100 (LXIII) of 3 August 1977, Reca/ling General Assembly resolution 31 / 110 of 16 December 1976, 1 . Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on thc living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories 108 and expresses the víew that there is need for further analysis in arder to meet fully the objectives of General Assembly resolution 31/110; 2. Requests therefore thc Secretary-General, in col- laboration with the relevant United Nations organs and 105 Report of Habitar: United Nations Co11fere11ce on Human Settlements (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.IV.7 and corrigendum), chap. I. 106 tbid., chap. !l. 107 !bid., chap. III. ]OS A 132/228. 106 General Assembly-Thirty-second Session specialized agencies, particularly the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the Economic Commission for Western Asia, to prepare and submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session a comprehensivc and analytical report on the social and economic im- pact of the Israelí occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, in preparing the above-mentioned report, to consult and co-operate with the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representa- tive of the Palestinian people; 4. Urges all States to co-operate with the Secretary- General in the preparation of the report. 107 th plenary meeting 19 December 1977 32/172. United Nations Conference on Des- ertification The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-Vl) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974 containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974 containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and International economic co-operation, Recalling further its resolution 3337 (XXIX) of 17 December 197 4, in which it decided to convene the United Nations Conference 011 Desertification, Taking note of the report of the Sccretary-Gencral on the results of the Confercncc, 10~ l. Approves the rcport of the United Nations Con- ference on Desertification, held at N airobi from 29 Au- gust to 9 September 1977;11º 2. Expresses its gratitude to the Government and people of Kenya for acting as host to the Conference; 3. Expresses its apprec:iation to the Secretary-Gen- eral o_f t~e Conference for its efficicnt preparation and orgamzat1on; 4. Calls upan 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 cstabhshmg a nat1onal authonty to co-ordinate con- solidate and implement national anti-dcsertificati~n ac- tion programmes; 5. Rec:ommends that subregional co-operation be initiated or intensified, as considered necessary amono co~ntries affected by desertification, with the ~equircd ass1stance from the United Nations Environment Pro- gramme and other organizations concerned, with a view to formulating specific joint programmes and rcqucsts for development assistance for implementation of the Plan of Action; 6. 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.1. 11º A/CONF.74/36. 111 /bid., 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 Govem- ments and regional organizations, intergovernmental re- gional meetings, technical workshops and seminars to consider the immediate implemcntation of the rcc- ommendations contained in section V of the Plan uf Action; 7. Requests the organs, organizations and other bodies of the United Nations system to support inter- national action to combat desertification within the contcxt of the Plan of Action; 8. Decides to en trust the Governing Council and the Exccutive Director of the United Nations Environ- ment Programrne, as well as the Environment Co- ordination 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 rc- port, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session and every two years thereaftcr; 9. _Calls upan all countries, in particular developed countnes, as well as multilateral financia! institutions and non-governmental donors, to provide and increase t~cir assist~nce to countries suffering from desertifica- 11011, esl?ecially for the financing of their subregional an_d reg10nal l?rogrammes and projects within appro- pr_ia!e consortrnm arrangements, such as those per- tammg_ to the Sahel green belt, and urges developing ~ount~1cs to give due priority to desertification problerns m the1r devcloprnent assistance requests; JO. Authorizes the Execut.ive Director to convene immediately a consultative group, which would mcet 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, mult1lateral financia} agencies as well as dc- vel?ping countrics having a substantial interest in com- batmg dcsertification, to assist in mobilizing resourccs for the activities undertaken within the framework of implementing the Plan of Action; 11. E1:dc:rses in rrinciple the creation of a spccial account w1thm the Umted Nations for implcmentino the Plan of Action; º 12: Requests the Secretary-General to prepare and subm1t a study on the establishment and operation of su~h an a_ccount to the General Assembly at its thirty- th1rd scss10n, through the Governino Council and the Economic and Social Council· º ' 13. Invites the Gov_erning Council to have prepared, by a small group of h1gh-level specialists in the intcr- national_ financing of projects and programmes, a study ?f add1t1ona~ 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 uf fina?cing to thc General Assembly at its thirty-third sess10n, through the Economic and Social Council; 14. Requests the Secretary-General to approach Member States and competent organizations and bodies wit~in !he _United Nations system, as well as the sci- ent1fic mst1tutions concerned outside the system for further research, development and refinement of the data pertaining to desertification, in order to close any 112 /bid., chap. I, sect. VII.

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