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of the Commission, when nominated by a developing country, in the Meeting s of
States Parties to the Convention;
99. Authorizes the Secretary-General, as an interim measure and subject to the
availability of funds in the trust fund referred to in paragraph 98 above, following the
allocation of the required funds to cover the costs of travel and daily subsistence
allowance of the members of the Commission from developing States for the sessions
of the Commission in 2018, to reimburse those members for the costs of medical
travel insurance from that trust fund on a session-by-session basis and subject to a
reasonable limit that the Secretary-General shall determine, based on the information
regarding medical travel insurance available to him;
100. Takes note of the written information, provided by the Secretary-General
in response to the request in paragraph 81 of resolution 69/245, on options for
mechanisms to provide medical insurance coverage to members of the Commission,
including costs, and the information provided by the Secret ariat during the twentyseventh Meeting of States Parties to the Convention, and expresses its intention to
continue to consider these and other options and, if necessary, to further review the
terms of reference for the trust fund established pursuant to resolution 55/7 for the
purpose of facilitating the participation of members of the Commission from
developing States in the meetings of the Commission;
101. Emphasizes the continued need for members of the Commission to have
suitable working space for their work at the sessions of the Commission and its
subcommissions, recognizes, with regard to the long-term accommodation
discussions, that, owing to its exceptional character, the Commission has special
requirements for its working space, including the need for fit-for-purpose working
space, adequate technical equipment and climate control, and needs to remain located
within the same premises as the Division, and emphasizes that, in the context of any
relocation of the Division or any change in its working space, full regard will be paid
to these special requirements of the Commission;
102. Approves the convening by the Secretary-General of the forty-sixth, fortyseventh and forty-eighth sessions of the Commission, in New York, from 29 January
to 16 March 2018, from 16 July to 31 August 2018 and from 15 October to
30 November 2018, respectively, with full conference services, including
documentation, for the plenary parts of these sessions, 47 as well as any resumed
sessions as may be required by the Commission, and requests the Secretary -General
to make every effort to meet these requirements within overall existing resources;
103. Welcomes the convening of a half-day open meeting of the Commission
on 10 March 2017, during its forty-third session, to commemorate the twentieth
anniversary of its establishment; 48
104. Expresses its firm conviction about the importance of the work of the
Commission, carried out in accordance with the Convention as well as in accor dance
with its Rules of Procedure, including with respect to the participation of coastal
States in relevant proceedings concerning their submissions, and recognizes the
continued need for active interaction between coastal States and the Commission;
105. Expresses its appreciation to States that have exchanged views in order to
increase understanding of issues, including expenditures involved, arising from the
application of article 76 of the Convention, thus facilitating the preparation of
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From 5 to 9 February and from 5 to 9 March 2018 during the forty-sixth session, and from 6 to
10 August and from 27 to 31 August 2018 during the forty-seventh session.
See CLCS/98.
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