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UNSO:
Samuel Nyambi, Acting Director of the United Nations
Sudano Sahelian Office, said that resources allocated to combatting
desertification have continued to decrease over the last few years
in spite of renewed attention to the problem, the expectations
generated at Rio, and the negotiation of the Convention. While
pursuing the elaboration of the desertification Convention, it is
urgent that funding is also made available for the implementation
of the six programme areas of Chapter 12 of Agenda 21. To be
effective, the desertification Convention should mobilize adequate
human and financial resources and serve as an instrument for
fostering greater national, regional and international commitment,
actions and cooperation. UNSO is supporting the participation of 22
Sudano-Sahelian countries in the negotiations, providing technical
and substantive reports to the African countries, and assisting the
Secretariat.