Calls upon 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 estabhshmg a national authonty to co-ordinate consolidate and implement national anti-dcsertificati~n action programmes;

Recommends that subregional co-operation be initiated or intensified, as considered necessary amono co~ntries affected by desertification, with the ~equircd assistance from the United Nations Environment Programme and other organizations concerned, with a view to formulating specific joint programmes and requests for development assistance for implementation of the Plan of Action;

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. I.

Requests the organs, organizations and other bodies of the United Nations system to support international action to combat desertification within the context of the Plan of Action;

Authorizes the Execut,ive Director to convene immediately a consultative group, which would meet 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, multilateral financial agencies as well as dcvel?ping countries having a substantial interest in combatmg desertification, to assist in mobilizing resources for the activities undertaken within the framework of implementing the Plan of Action;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare and submit a study on the establishment and operation of su~h an a_ccount to the General Assembly at its thirtythird sess10n, through the Governina Council and the Economic and Social Council· "'

Invites the Gov_erning Council to have prepared, by a small group of high-level specialists in the international_ financing of projects and programmes, a study ?f additiona~ 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 of fina?cing to the General Assembly at its thirty-third sess10n, through the Economic and Social Council;

Requests the Secretary-General to approach Member States and competent organizations and bodies wit~in !he _United Nations system, as well as the scientific mst1tutions concerned outside the system for

Also requests the Secretary-General to invite intergovernmental and non_-governmental organiz_ati?ns

Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the implementation of the resolutions adopted by the Conference,113 especially resolution 2 of 9 September 1977 on financial and technical assistance to the least developed countries and resolution 4 of 9 September 1977 on the effect of weapons of mass destruction on ecosystems.