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... Recalling General Assembly resolution 47/188, particularly the priority in it prescribed for Africa, and all other relevant United Nations resolutions, decisions and programmes on desertification and drought, as well as relevant declarations by African countries and those from other regions, ...


ARTICLE-4: General obligations     [go to this ARTICLE]
... General obligations ...


ARTICLE-6: Obligations of developed country Parties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... In addition to their general obligations pursuant to article 4, developed country Parties undertake to: ...


ARTICLE-19: Capacity building, education and public awareness     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) organize awareness campaigns for the general public; ...


ARTICLE-35: Interim arrangements     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The secretariat functions referred to in article 23 will be carried out on an interim basis by the secretariat established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 47/188 of 22 December 1992, until the completion of the first session of the Conference of the Parties. ...


ARTICLE-39: Depositary     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the Depositary of the Convention. ...


ARTICLE-40: Authentic texts     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The original of the present Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...