Flot: The present report sunnarlzes 34 replies recelved during 1984 anal 1985,bringing the total of responses received orrer alnost four years to 66, or about40 per cent of the nember8hlp. These include ?Z strpte acknoeledgements ofreceipt, substantive repl.ies have b€en recelved frorn less than 30 per cent of thenenbership, 8. An analy8ls of the feptles or ac knoeledge&ents recelved shows that of9l,countrles affected by desertrflcatron only 25 bave replied so far. The progressnade since the last report uas preaented two years ago la sl-oir _ only 1O noreaffected countries have aent In acknorlettgenents of recelpt or replies. 9' Regarding the subatanttve rssues addressed tn the 46 replres recerved, twoelenenta are d iscernlble: (a) The majority do not support the propoa€d nodallties, (b) Half the respondents suplbrt the establishnent of an internationarfinancial corporatlon, but feu are rtlllng to partlclpate flnanctally. 10. Thus there aeema to be no general support for thc series of neasures forProvidlng additional reaources necded for flnanctng the plan of Action to cofibatDesertificatlon ae outrined rn thc three cxFert etudres. The Generar Asaenbty may,however, congider that the innovatlve approiches am moararities emboar ied in thethree expert studles deBerve further c'onsideratron. A snalr group with a moreclosely focused perceptton nry b€ better able to perforn thls task. TheConsultatlve cror4) for De€eret i f lcat lon Control, establlshed by the ceneralAssenbly ln reEolution 3z/L72 of 19 Decenrber 19i7, could be asked to do so r',ith avier.to the creation of practrcal r'd effectrve neans for the earry frnancing ofthe inplenentat ion of the plan of Actlon, elth partlcular enphasis on thefeasibility of eetabli5hlng an rnternationar fr;anctar corporation for that purpose. A/40/644 Engtish Paqe 1l ; E 8 I dto 96, rg !ri*t ganE il e o{ 8q 5 ol 9l ol89. 6 ql!l-l :l>t6 I .il 'tlrrlez cd, oorl tl EI :l 9lil 3l
**Analysis**
The text discusses the responses received to a report on desertification, with a focus on the lack of support for a series of measures to combat desertification and the possibility of establishing an international financial corporation to fund the plan of action. The report also mentions the expert studies and the need for further consideration. The text does not specifically discuss economic development, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. However, it is likely related to natural resources and environment, as desertification is an environmental issue.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment