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V. Resolutlons adopted oa the reporfll of tbe Secoad Commlttee 127 2. Calls upon States parties to the lntemational count, with a view to accelerating the implementation of Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification; by Oil, 1954110 to discharge fully their obligations under 5. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations the Convention and, in particular, those contained in Environment Programme for its work in co-operation article VI of that Convention; with Govemments and interested organizations of the 3. Urges all States which have not already done so United Nations system within the framework of its re- to examine the possibility of ratifying at the earliest op- sponsibilities as co-ordinator for the implementation of portunity the intemational conventions and protocols the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification; designed to ensure better protection of the marine en- 6. Calls upon donar countries and interested or- vironment, to improve the safety of navigation and to ganizations to participate actively in the work of the guarantee the training and competence of crews; Consultative Group for Desertification Control and to 4. Urges all States to co-operate in order to imple- support the projects submitted to them through the Con- ment material measures for the effective combating of sultative Group; marine pollution, without prejudice to the results of the 7. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea with the Goveming Council of the United Nations En- with regard to marine pollution; vironment Programme, to submit to the General As- 5. Requests the Inter-Governmental Maritime Con- sembly at its thirty-fifth session a report, on the basis of sultative Organization and the Goveming Council of the a study to be prepared by a group of high-level special- United Nations Environment Programme to continue to ists in intemational financing to be convened by the consider the problems relating to marine pollution and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment to report thereon, through the Economic and Social Programme, which will deal with: Council, to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth (a) A complete inventory of relevant ideas and pro- session. posals put forward in the United Nations system of 107th plenary meeting possible new ways and means to finance programmes of ¡ 8 December ¡ 979 multilateral organizations at the world level, additional to regular assessed budgets and conventional extra- 34/184. Plan of Action to Combat Desertification The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 32/ 172 of 19 December 1977 and 33/89 of 15 December 1978, concerning, respectively, the report of the United Nations Confer- ence on Desertification12º and the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification,121 Taking note of the relevant parts of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the work of its seventh session and its decision on measures to combat desertification,122 T aking note a/so of the report of the Secretary- General on additional measures and means of financing for the irnplementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification, 123 Stressing the urgency of irnplernenting the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in view of the acute seriousness of the problem in many countries, pártic- ularly developing countries, and of the limited resources which it has thus far been possible to rnobilize to cornbat desertification, l. Takes note with satisfaction of the opening by the Secretary-General on 15 March 1979 of the Special Account for financing the implementation of the Plan of Action to Cornbat Desertification, bearing in mind the voluntary nature of that account; 2. Notes with concern the lack of adequate financia! resources for the irnplementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification and the slow progress achieved thus far; 3. Also notes with concern that no contribution to the Special Account has been made thus far; 4. Calls upon donar Govemrnents and financing or- ganizations to contribute generously to the Special Ac- 110 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 327, No. 4714, p. 4. 120 A/CONF.74/36. 121 lbid., chap. l. 122 See Of!icial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty- fourth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/34/25). 128 A/34/575. budgetary resources; (b) A financia! plan and analysis outlining the com- ponents and costs of a programme to stop further desertification and identifying what is already being financed and what additional resources may be needed to meet the mínimum objectives of stopping the spread of desertification; (e) Methods for the mobilization of domestic re- sources; (d) The practicality of obtaining loans from Gov- emments and world capital markets on a concession- ary basis; (e) The feasibility of the creation of a public inter- national corporation which would attract investments from countries as well as institutions and would provide financing for suitable anti-desertification projects with non-commercial rates of retum; (f) The means for encouraging the active participa- tion of foundations in the financing of anti-desertificatlon training and research programmes. 107th plenary meeting 18 December 1979 34/18S. Restoration and bnprovement of the Fouta- Djallon masslf The General Assembly, Mindful of the co-operation between the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations in general and the United Nations Environrnent Programme in particular, Considering section II of Economic and Social Coun- cil resolution 1978/37 of 21 July 1978, in which the Council emphasized the need for United Nations organ- izations, other intemational bodies and intergovem- mental and non-govemmental organizations to assist efforts to combat desertification, Noting the resolution adopted by the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity at its thirty-third ordinary session, beld at Monrovia from 6 to

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