Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa A/RES/74/220 3. Also welcomes the New Delhi Declaration: Investing in Land and Unlocking Opportunities; 8 4. Invites Member States to support efforts to implement the strategic objectives of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa; 1 5. Strongly encourages the parties to the Convention to apply and align with the 2018–2030 Strategic Framework of the Convention 3 in their national policies, programmes, plans and processes relating to desertification, land degradation and drought, and to implement the Strategic Framework, taking into account the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development; 9 6. Reaffirms that achieving land degradation neutrality has the potential to act as an accelerator and integrator for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and as a catalyst for attracting sustainable development financing and climate finance to implement the Convention, and respond to the overall objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; 10 7. Reiterates the need to combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world, and takes note with appreciation of the voluntary land degradation neutrality target-setting programme under the Convention and the work of the secretariat of the Convention and partners to assist parties to the Convention in carrying out voluntary target-setting activities, and in this respect invites parties to the Convention that have not yet subscribed to the programme to do so; 8. Recognizes that land-based solutions, as part of nature-based solutions, constitute promising options to evaluate and consider in connection with sequestering carbon and enhancing the resilience of people and ecosystems affected by desertification, land degradation and drought, as well as the adverse effects of climate change; 9. Also recognizes the importance of applying new and innovative technologies and enabling policies and approaches, as well as sharing best practices, in combating desertification, land degradation and drought, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to identify, as appropriate, those technologies, enabling policies and best practices in his report on the implementation of the present resolution; 10. Encourages the entities of the United Nations system, when designing and implementing their programmes and projects, to take into account the role of land degradation neutrality as a potential accelerator to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals; 11. Underlines the importance of comprehensive reporting, follow-up and review at the global, national and regional levels, as appropriate, in order to track progress in the implementation of the Convention; 12. Reiterates the invitation to parties to the Convention to take measures to ensure, as appropriate, that their relevant institutions integrate drought risk management, climate information and climate change impact assessments into relevant policymaking processes and initiatives; __________________ 8 9 10 4/7 ICCD/COP(14)/23/Add.1, decision 27/COP.14, annex I. Resolution 69/313, annex. Resolution 70/1. 19-22489