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United
Nations Conference for the Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to
the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, 4th part |
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January 2006 | Geneva, Switzerland
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Highlights
from Thursday, 19 January 2006
As the end of the first week of negotiations draws near,
delegates at the UN Conference for the Negotiation of the
Successor Agreement to the International Tropical Timber
Agreement, 1994 (ITTA, 1994), Fourth Part, appear to be moving
slowly toward a positive outcome. Working Group I pursued
consensus on issues such as sessions of the Council and admission
of observers. Working Group II attempted to build on progress achieved within
a break-out group on measures for non-submission of statistics, but focused
primarily on issues related to finance. |
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Working
Group I
In the morning, Working Group I made progress under the
guidance of Chair Attah (Ghana), However, negotiations became
entrenched over location, frequency and funding of Council
sessions. Late in the afternoon, the seemingly innocuous
topic of "admission
of observers" opened up a lengthy debate over UN recognition of states
and territories. |
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Sarah Mohan, International Centre for Trade
and Sustainable Development, Switzerland, observed WGI delegates negotiating definitions for the new Agreement |
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Ouro
- Djeri Essowe,
Togo, noted that the definition of tropical
forests should include dense forests and
plantations and favored
keeping the definition as stated in ITTA,
1994 |
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Stephanie
Caswell, US, offered language clarifying
the need for Council to ensure the availability
of sufficient funds to cover the cost of
Council sessions |
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Zhang
Zhongtian, China, supported the Japan's
proposed language, which would ensure the
effective work of the Organization between
Council sessions |
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Junho
Ko, Republic of Korea, proposed one
annual regular session alternating between
Yokohama and venues in other regions |
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James
Gasana, Switzerland, called for greater
specificity about the process of deciding on
sessions of the Council |
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Sheam
Satkuru-Granzella,
Malaysia, said Malaysia would consult its
capital on proposals for sessions of the
Council (left
to right: Aziyah
Mohamed, Sheam
Satkuru-Granzella and Wan
Zaidi Bin Wan Abdullah) |
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Miyano
Michiko, Japan, stated that Japan
would only fund one meeting a year if held
at Headquarters (left to right: Ohnuma
Kiyohito and Miyano Michiko) |
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Carlos Moreno Mericaechevarria,
Advisor, UNCTAD Legal Services,
advises delegates on the legal aspects
of membership and voting |
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Working
Group II
Working
Group II negotiated on possible measures for non-submission
of information and statistics.They also discussed language
concerning sub-accounts under the Administrative and
Special Accounts. |
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Chair Jürgen Blaser,
presented text on the Administrative Acccount
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Colita
Babb-Schaefer, Barbados, described
the proposal of the contact group on statistics,
studies and information |
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Yvan
Vassart, France, said that is essential
to illustrate types of expenses in the Administrative
Account |
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Daniel
Birchmeier, Switzerland, suggested deleting
bracketed text on suspension of voting rights
for non-submission of statistics |
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Marcel
Vernooij, The Netherlands, said that
Council should be able to suspend voting rights
of members who do not comply with statistics
requirements |
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Luiz
Cesar Gasser, Brazil, introduces Producer
Group proposal on the Administrative Account |
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Mbella
Mbella, Cameroon, suggested that
we are making the text on the Administrative
Account too complex and that we are overloading
the text with details |
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Rubén Dario Guerrero Useda, Colombia,
said that members already make commitments to implement
the agreement when they ratify it, are likely to
comply with provision of statistics |
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Luiz
Cesar Gasser, Brazil, and David Brooks, US,
attempted to find convergence on funding proposals for the Administrative
Account |
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Daniel
Birchmeier, Switzerland, and Manoel
Sobral Filho, ITTO Executive Director,
consulted on the administrative and operational
costs of the Administrative Account |
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Around ITTA-4 |
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up
to top |
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Links
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UNCTAD’s website for the ITTA, 1994 renegotiation, 4th part. Includes the provisional agenda and supporting documents
ITTO Secretariat
UNFF Website
FAO
UNFF Secretariat
UNFCCC Secretariat
CBD Secretariat
ENB coverage of ITTC-39
ENB coverage of the UN Conference for the Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to the ITTA, 1994 -
Part 1|
Part 2 |
Part 3
YMB summary of the Country-Led Initiative “Scoping for a Future Agreement on Forests”, 16-18 November 2005, Berlin, Germany (HTML,
PDF,
TEXT)
ENB summary from UNFF-5: (English:
HTML,
PDF,
TEXT)
(Spanish:
HTML,
PDF,
TEXT)
(French:
HTML,
PDF,
TEXT)
YMB summary from the Europe and North Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Conference, 6-8 June, 2005 Moscow, Russia: (HTML,
PDF,
TEXT)
YMB coverage the Europe and North Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Conference, 22-25 November 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia
ENB archives of forestry meetings
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