Reaffirms its resolutions 44/172 A and B of 19 Dec. 1989, concerning implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in which the General Assembly invited the UN Conference on Environment and Development, through its Preparatory Committee, to accord high priority to desertification control; welcomes the priority that will be given to the consideration of desertification by the Preparatory Committee at its 4th session; welcomes the efforts to combat desertification and drought undertaken by African subregional organizations; welcomes the continued and substantial technical and financial assistance by the UN Sudano-Sahelian Office to the countries of the Sudano-Sahelian region at the national and regional level in their preparations for the Conference, and encourages the Office to continue and intensify its assistance in that area; invites the UN Sudano-Sahelian Office to assist the Governments of the countries of the Sudano-Sahelian region in organizing sectoral/thematic round tables in order to mobilize adequate resources for the protection and sound management of natural resources to arrest and reverse the process of desertification.

Adopted without vote, 78th meeting

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Adopted at the 78th plenary meeting, 19 Dec. 1991.