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BARBADOS:
On behalf of the 12 member States of the Caribbean
Community, Amb. E. Besley Maycock supported the INCD. Although
thousands of miles of ocean separate Africa and the Caribbean, a
constant reminder of desertification reaches the Caribbean every
summer when airborne clouds of Sahara dust bring a haze to the
skies and deposit new and frequently destructive microbial
particles on crops. Caricom supports the request to hold one
additional session after the adoption of the Convention in order to
review the situation pending entry into force. Caricom is pleased
to see the level of interest in support for the Conference on the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and hopes
this translates into the highest possible level of participation at
the Conference itself. Although much work was done at the PrepCom
in September, many challenges in the document remain to be
resolved. In addition, informal contacts will shortly begin on the
possible Declaration of Barbados. This will allow for a preliminary
exchange of views to facilitate the actual negotiations of the text
at the Conference itself. Caricom urged that the General Assembly
decide to convene a resumed session of the PrepCom from 7-11 March
1994.