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THINGS TO LOOK FOR TODAY

WORKING GROUP I: Working Group I, having completed discussion on Tuesday morning's scheduled agenda item, will begin by considering Agenda Item 4.1.4, "Selection of a Competent International Organization to Carry out the Functions of the Secretariat of the Convention" (UNDP/CBD/IC/2/6).

WORKING GROUP II: This group will address agenda item 4.1.6, "Policy, strategy, programme priorities and eligibility criteria regarding access to and utilization of financial resources" (UNDP/CBD/IC/2/1) for both morning and afternoon sessions.

RAFI DOCUMENT ON CGIAR: Look for copies of a background document prepared by the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI), together with the Third World Network and GRAIN, regarding the role of the World Bank in the pending deal with the CGIAR bodies that would bring the gene banks under intergovernmental authority. Look for a statement from Ismail Serageldin, CGIAR Chair and World Bank Vice-President on this issue sometime during the session.