International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Welcomes the nomination of UN honorary spokespersons for the International Year of Deserts and Desertification; reiterates its call upon Member States and all relevant international organizations to support the activities related to desertification, including land degradation, to be organized by affected countries, in particular African countries and the least developed countries; invites Member States to make voluntary contributions to the Special Fund of the Convention in order to achieve the objectives of resolution 58/211 entitled "International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006"; requests the Executive Secretary of the Convention to make available to the parties to the Convention and to observers a consolidated list of all activities reported, including lessons learned and best practices, in order to coordinate information and avoid overlapping of activities.

Adopted 120-1-47, 68th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 60th sess., Suppl. no. 49.