Implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification.

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 32/172 of 19 December 1977, 33/89 of 15 December 1978, 34/184, 34/185 of 18 December 1979 and 35/73 of 5 December 1980, dealing with various aspects of the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification, Taking note of the relevant section of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its tenth session, in particular section VII of Governing Council decision 10/14 of 31 May 1982 on the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification, Taking into account paragraphs 8 to 10 of Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/56 of 29 July 1982, Having considered the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification called for under the above-mentioned resolutions,

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification;

2. Expresses its deep concern at the slow implementation of the Plan of Action owing to the lack of adequate financial resources;

3. Urges all Governments, organizations of the United Nations system, other intergovernmental bodies, non-governmental and all other organizations to augment their efforts to prevent and combat desertification in order to accelerate progress in implementing the recommendations of the Plan of Action for immediate initial action;

4. Encourages Governments of countries affected by desertification to accord the combat of desertification high priority in their development plans and in their requests for development assistance;

5. Calls upon the Consultative Group for Desertification Control to intensify further its efforts to assist the Executive Director in the mobilization of resources for the implementation of the Plan of Action.