International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006

A/RES/60/200View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 52g Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2004–2006

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	A/RES/60/200	International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006	560	30%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/211	International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006	344	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2005

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2005	A/60/169	Status of preparations for the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006 report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/58/211

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Africa Arid Zones Budget Contributions Desertification Funds Information Exchange International Years Land Degradation Least Developed Countries Treaties

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the nomination of United Nations honorary spokespersons for the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, and encourages the Secretary-General to nominate additional personalities in that respect so as to promote a successful celebration of the Year worldwide;

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;

Encourages countries to contribute, as they are able, to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa⁴ and to undertake special initiatives in observance of the Year with the goal of enhancing the implementation of the Convention;

⁴United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1954, No. 33480.

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”;

Invites Governments and all relevant stakeholders that have not yet done so to inform the secretariat for the Convention of activities envisaged for the observance of the Year;

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;

Notes with interest the decision of the Council of the Global Environment Facility to support, within its mandate, activities undertaken by affected developing countries parties to the Convention within the framework of the Year;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session on the celebration of the Year.

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