Desert deal
Sunday 19 June 1994 23:02 BST
CommentsOfficials from over 100 countries reached agreement on Saturday on an accord to halt the catastrophic spread of deserts, AP reports from Paris. But wealthy nations refused to pledge new funding for its implementation.
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