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(b)
Expresses its appreciation to the Governments whose contributions
enabled the seminars to take place, and appeals to Governments, the relevant
United Nations organs, organizations, institutions and individuals to make
voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for the United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law symposia and, where appropriate, to the financing of
special projects, and otherwise to assist the secretariat of the Commission in
financing and organizing seminars and symposia, in particular in developing
countries, and in the award of fellowships to candidates from developing
countries to enable them to participate in such seminars and symposia;
(c)
Appeals to the United Nations Development Programme and other
United Nations bodies responsible for development assistance to support the
training and technical assistance programme of the Commission and to cooperate
and coordinate their activities with those of the Commission;
6.
Welcomes the completion of the setting up of the Trust Fund for
the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law to grant travel
assistance to developing countries that are members of the Commission, at
their request and in consultation with the Secretary-General, pursuant to
paragraph 5 of resolution 48/32 of 9 December 1993;
7.
Appeals to Governments, the relevant United Nations organs,
organizations, institutions and individuals, in order to ensure full
participation by all Member States in the sessions of the Commission and its
working groups, to make voluntary contributions to the trust fund referred to
in paragraph 6 above;
8.
Decides, in order to ensure full participation by all Member
States in the sessions of the Commission and its working groups, to continue
its consideration in the competent Main Committee during the forty-ninth
session of the General Assembly on granting travel assistance, within existing
resources, to the least developed countries that are members of the
Commission, at their request and in consultation with the Secretary-General;
9.
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that adequate resources
are allocated for the effective implementation of the programmes of the
Commission;
10.
Stresses the importance of bringing into effect the conventions
emanating from the work of the Commission for the global unification and
harmonization of international trade law, and to this end urges States that
have not yet done so to consider signing, ratifying or acceding to those
conventions;
11.
Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the
implementation of paragraph 8 above to the General Assembly at its fiftieth
session.
84th plenary meeting
9 December 1994