A/RES/49/115 Page 2 with the provisions of the Convention, adopted by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Paris on 17 June 1994, Recognizing also the strong commitment of the international community to implementing the Convention and its regional implementation annexes, 1. Decides to proclaim 17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, to be observed beginning in 1995; 2. Invites all States to devote the World Day to promoting public awareness through the publication and diffusion of documentaries and the organization of conferences, round-table meetings, seminars and expositions relating to international cooperation to combat desertification and the effects of drought and the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, and its regional implementation annexes; 3. Invites the Secretary-General to make recommendations on ways and means by which the Secretariat could assist Member States, upon their request, in organizing their national activities for the observance of the World Day; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements to ensure the success of the observance by the United Nations of the World Day; 5. Invites all relevant United Nations bodies, within their mandates, and non-governmental organizations to promote World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. 92nd plenary meeting 19 December 1994