Working GrouponDesertification andendorsed bytheAdministrative Committee on Co-ordination, asreflected intheCommittee's report, 54/andurgesallmembers of theWorking Grouptoputthosemeasures intoactionimmediately; 14.Stresses thevitalimportance ofensuring continuity ofrepresentation in theWorking Groupthrough designation ofoneormorerepresentatives intheGroup, eachofwhomwouldalsoserveasafocalpointondesertification matters inhis agency; nt bat pan :tin :0 ofI~ fr15.UrgesallGovernments topromote discussion oftheimplementation ofthe PlanofActionintheintergovernmental forumsofmembers oftheWorking Group; 16.Requests theExecutive Director totakeappropriate actiontoinvite international organizations outside theUnitedNations systemtoparticipate in meetings oftheWorking Groupwherethediscussion wouldbenefit fromtheir presence; 17.FULther requests theExecutive Director toconsider theinclusion ofthe memberStatesoftheSouthern African Development Co-ordination Conference inthe listofcountries eligible toreceive assistance through theUnitedNations Sudano-Sahelian Office, actingonbehalfoftheUnitedNations Environment Programme, incombating desertification; 18.UrgestheExecutive Director tointensify efforts, inconsultation 1;;ith otherUnitedNations bodies anddonorcountries, toinitiate concrete stepstoseek alternative sources offunding toassistthecountries oftheSouthern African Development Co-ordination Conference inparticular; 19.Requests theExecutive Director toreporttoitatitafourteenth session ontheimplementation ofthepresent decision. 14thmeeting 23May1985 B.Implementation ofthePlanofActiontoCombat Desertification intheSudano-Sahelian region TheGoverning Council, Recalling itsdecision 11/7of24May1983,partseven,section B,onthe implementation ofthePlanofActiontoCombatDesertification inthe Sudano-Sahelian region, 54/UNEP/GC.13/5, paras. 20-21. -68-secure ithinthe the er-Agency teeon embersof tationin eGroup, inhis 1ofthe roup; lite :ein r 1ofthe inthe ltoseek .can Isession Imeeting May1985 the1.Welcomes thestepstakenbytheUnitedNations Sudano-Sahelian Office, on behalfoftheEnvironment Programme, towardtheimp'.ementation oftheplanof ActiontoCombatDesertification in21countries oftheSudano-Sahelian and neighbouring region; 2.Authorizes theExecutive Director tocontinue support totheOfficeasa jointventure withtheUnitedNations Development Programme; 3.UrgestheExecutive Director andtheAdministrator oftheUnitedNations Development Programme toconsolidate theachievements realized sofarbytheOffice andtointensify efforts tomobilize resources forcontinued assistance tothe countries servedbytheOfficeincombating desertification; 4.Decides toinclude theUnitedRepublic ofTanzania inthelistof countries eligible toreceive assistance through theOffice onbehalfofthe Environment Programme inimplementing thePlanofAction; 5.Authorizes theExecutive Director tosubmithisreportonthe implementation ofthePlanofActionintheSudano-Sahelian region, 55/onbehalf oftheCouncil, through theEconomic andSocialCouncil, totheGeneral Assembly at itsfortieth session. 14thmeeting 23May1985 13/31. International Register ofPotentially ToxicChemicals TheGoverning Councll, ReCogniZing theneedforcontinQed international efforts aimedatthe protection ofhumanhealthandtheenvironment fromharmful effects ofchemicals, Bearing inmindtheimportant workoftheInternational Register of Potentially ToxicChemicals inthisfield, Reaffirming itsdedication tothetaskofimplementing theActionPlanforthe HumanEnvironment 56/adopted atStockholm in1972,andputting intoeffectthe principles oftheNairobi Declaration ~/andthe"basicorientations oftheUnited Nations Environment Programme for1982-1992", 58/adopted in1982,inwhich, interalia,thegoalsandtasksoftheRegister areformulated, 55/UNEP/GC.13/7/Add.l. 56/ReportoftheUnitedNations Conference ontheHumanEnvironment, op.cit.,chap.11. 57/Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session, Supplement No.25(A/37/25), partone,annex11. 58/Ibid.,partone,annexI,resolution I,sect.IV. -69-:e,on