UNITED NATIONS General AssemblyDistr. @NERAL A/ 40/644 19 september 1985 EI,IGI,.ISE oRTGTNAL: ENGLrsg'/FRENcH/ RUSSIAN/SPANISH Fortieth session Iten 84 (f) of the provlsional aqendar I. IIfTRODUCTICT.IDEVELOPI,TEM AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOIiIIC CO-OPEN,ATION : ANVIRONI,EM tbe PI€n of t Desert i ficat ion Repor t of the Sec retary-Gene ra I COr.lTENTS II. REPI,IES RECEIVED rrr. coNclusrous ....FROTT{ GOVERNMENIS ...Pag e 2 l2 A/40 /Lso. 85-25613 1444p (E) A/40/644 EngI i sh Page 2 I. INTRODUCTION l. The present report ls subnitted in response to paragraph 5 of cenerar Assembryresolutlon 38/163 of 19 Decenber 1983, entltled trStudy on financing the plan ofAction to Conbat [bsert i ficat ion,' . 2' surveys of the najor issues. rerated to desertification, incrudlng the costs ofdesertification control and tlpans of securlng additional funds needed to financeprogrannes of combating aresert if icat ion and recl-ainlng deEertified lands, haveapp€ared in three recent expert studles subnltted to the General Assenbly(A/36/I4L, A/37/424 and Add.t and A/38/403). After considering the last of rhese.the ceneral Assernbly adopted resolution 3g/163, tn lrhlch it: (a) Again requ€sted all !.terbe r States that had not yet provided theircomnents to the sec retary-Gene ral on the feaslbility studies and concretereconmendations for the inplenentation of the additionar measures of flnancing, asr'ell as on the modalities for obtaining flnancial resources, as described in theannex to the report of the secretary-cenerar of r october rgsr lA/36/L41), to do soas soon as pos s ible i (b) Also requested all Menber states that had not yet provided their comnentsto the secretary-Genera I on the expert feasibility study and norking plan for tbeestablisbment of an international financial corporation to finance non-conn€rclalneasures to conbat desertiflcationr contained in chapter V of the annex to higreport, also to do so as soon as possible, partlcularly with respect to: (i) The establishnent of the corporation,
**Analysis**
This text appears to be focused on the United Nations' efforts to combat desertification, a global environmental issue. The report discusses the costs of desertification control and the need for additional funds to finance programs to combat desertification and reclaim degraded lands. The text also mentions the establishment of an international financial corporation to finance non-conventional measures to combat desertification. Given the emphasis on environmental issues and international cooperation, it is likely that the report falls under the categories related to natural resources and environment.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade