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The
fifth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) for the Convention to
Combat Desertification Geneva, Switzerland, 1-12 October 2001 |
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Philbert
Brown
called the first session of the CST to order. Delegates elected
four CST Vice Chairs: Moussa Hassane, Niger, for the Africa Group;
Abdel-Majid Khabour, Jordan, for the Asia Group; Marija Vihovanec,
Croatia, for the Eastern European Group; and Helmut Woehl,
Germany, for the Western European and Others Group. Helmut Woehl
will also function as Rapporteur. Delegates then adopted the
agenda and organization of work, following minor scheduling
changes
Gaoussou Traoré, CILSS, suggested that NGOs accredited with the CCD could appoint experts to diversify the roster
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