UNFF Coordinator Jag Maini and Chair Rahmtalla consult prior to presentation of the Chair's summary.  The summary will be available as an advanced, un-edited text at the end of the first week of April, with the full, translated report available on 18 May, 2001.

Chair Rahmtalla presented his summary of the informal consultations of the past three days.  Following his presentation, delegates responded to the summary.

Delegates from Malaysia review the Chair's summary.

Australia and other countries objected to the use of the word "consensus" in the summary, noting that the informal consultations did not result in a negotiated agreement.  The summary was not adopted.

At the opening of the resumed organizational session delegates were unable to reach consensus on location of the UNFF Secretariat, in part due to associated concerns regarding the venues for meetings of the UNFF.  Switzerland asked that delegates have the opportunity to comment on parallel informal consultations on this topic.

After a brief recession for informal consultations, the session reconvened to approve the election of officers and determination of the duration of their terms of office, location of the Secretariat in New York, and location of the UNFF sessions in New York, Geneva and San José.

Members of the ENB team edit their notes after conclusion of the session.

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