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FUTURE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE:
The Conference Chair, Satya
Nandan, proposed and the Conference adopted a decision recommending
to the General Assembly that two more sessions of the Conference be
scheduled for 1994. Nandan was informed by the UN Secretariat that
it would be possible to hold one session from 14 to 31 March and a
second one from 15 to 26 August, pending approval by the General
Assembly. This may prove to be a problem since Tunisia and several
other countries have noted that the March session conflicts with
other meetings. Particularly troublesome for the African countries
would be the conflict with the fourth session of the
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for the elaboration
of an international convention to combat desertification in those
countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification,
particularly in Africa, scheduled in Geneva from 21 to 31 March. In
addition, while Nandan has indicated that he would like to hold
simultaneous meetings during the spring session, observers have
noted that the financial implications and the limited availability
of conference services during the spring session make this highly
unlikely.