A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/48/189 20 January 1994 Forty-eighth session Agenda item 99 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/48/725)] 48/189. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change The General Assembly, Recalling the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1/ negotiated under its auspices and opened for signature at Rio de Janeiro on 4 June 1992, during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Noting with satisfaction the progress being made towards fulfilling the requirements for entry into force stipulated in article 23 of the Convention and the preparatory work undertaken by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change in pursuance of General Assembly resolution 47/195 of 22 December 1992, Noting further that, in accordance with article 7, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the first session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention shall be convened by the interim secretariat of the Convention and shall take place not later than one year after the date of entry into force of the Convention, Having considered the recommendation made by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at its eighth session regarding the Conference of the Parties 2/ and the related note by the Secretary-General,3/ __________ 1/ 2/ 3/ A/AC.237/18 (Part II)/Add.1 and Corr.1, annex I. See A/AC.237/41, sect. X. A/48/563. /...