Reaffirming that desertification constitutes a serious obstacle to sustainable development and contributes to food insecurity, famine and poverty, which are factors that can give rise to social, economic and political tensions, including forced migration and conflicts, and that the Convention is an important tool for poverty eradication,
重申荒漠化严重阻碍可持续发展，助长食物不安全、饥荒和贫穷，这些都是导致社会、经济和政治紧张局势包括被迫移徙和冲突的因素，并重申《公约》是消除贫穷的重要工具，