A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/51/180 11 February 1997 Fifty-first session Agenda item 97 (a) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/51/605/Add.1)] 51/180. Elaboration of an international convention to combat desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 47/188 of 22 December 1992, 48/191 of 21 December 1993, 49/234 of 23 December 1994 and 50/112 of 20 December 1995 related to the elaboration of an international convention to combat desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa, Recalling also the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa,1 Recalling further its resolution 50/114 of 20 December 1995, in which it recalled the decisions of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development set forth in chapter 12 of Agenda 21,2 entitled "Managing fragile ecosystems: combating desertification and drought", 1 A/49/84/Add.2, annex, appendix II. 2 See Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 (A/CONF.151/26/Rev.1 (Vol. I and Vol. I/Corr.I, Vol. II, Vol. III and Vol. III/Corr.1)) (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda), vol. I: Resolutions Adopted by the Conference, resolution 1, annex II. 97-76723 /...