Takes note again of the report of the Secretary- General167 and the annex thereto, which contains feasibility studies on additional measures of financing the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification, prepared by a group of highlevel experts;
2
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on financing the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification168 and of the fact that the number of replies received from Governments in response to the request made by the General Assembly in paragraphs 3 and 4 of its resolution 36/191 was too small to allow for preparation of the report requested of the Secretary-General in that resolution;
3
Urgesall Member States that have not yet provided their comments to the Secretary-General on the feasibility studies and concrete recommendations for the implementation of the additional measures of financing, as well as on the modalities for obtaining financial resources as described in the annex to the report of the Secretary- General,167 to do so as soon as possible;
4
Requestsagain the Secretary-General to refer the experts' feasibility study and working plan for the establishment of an international financial corporation to finance non-commercial desertification measures, contained in chapter IV of the annex to his report, 167 to Member States and to seek their views on:
a
The establishment of the corporation;
b
Their interest in participating financially therein;
5
Also requeststhe Secretary-General, in co-operation with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution.
