A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/54/223 11 February 2000 Fifty-fourth session Agenda item 100 (e) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/54/588/Add.5)] 54/223. Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 53/191 of 15 December 1998 and other resolutions relating to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa, 1 Noting with satisfaction that, as indicated in paragraph 19 of its resolution 52/198 of 18 December 1997, the second session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention was held at Dakar from 30 November to 11 December 1998, Expressing its deep appreciation to the Government of Senegal for the generous manner in which it hosted and provided facilities for the second session of the Conference of the Parties, Expressing its deep appreciation also to the Government of Brazil for the generous offer to host the third session of the Conference of the Parties, 1 A/49/84/Add.2, annex, appendix II. 00 27199 /...