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coverage, and urged those States to do their utmost to ensure the full participation of
those experts in the work of the Commission, including the meetings of
subcommissions, in accordance with the Convention;
100. Also notes the decision of the twenty-ninth Meeting of States Parties to the
Convention to continue the consideration of the conditions of service of the members
of the Commission within the open-ended working group established by the twentythird Meeting of States Parties to the Convention, as well as the request of the twentyninth Meeting that the Secretariat prepare a comprehensive study that sets out possible
options to address the working conditions of the Commission, including its funding,
to be discussed by the thirtieth Meeting of States Parties, in 2020; 5
101. Emphasizes the importance of the voluntary trust fund established
pursuant to resolution 55/7 in facilitating the participation of members of the
Commission from developing States in the meetings of the Commission , and
expresses its appreciation to States that have made contributions to this trust fund;
102. Reiterates its serious concern that the chronic underfunding of the trust
fund referred to in paragraph 101 above may preclude the Commission from
advancing its work as a result of the potential lack of a quorum at future sessions, and
may prevent it from further implementing the decision of the twenty-sixth Meeting
of States Parties that requested the Commission to meet for up to 26 week s, and urges
States, international financial institutions, donor agencies, intergovernmental
organizations, non-governmental organizations and natural and juridical persons to
make additional contributions to this fund;
103. Authorizes the use, as appropriate, of the trust fund referred to in
paragraph 101 above, and in accordance with the purpose of its terms of reference, to
defray the cost of the participation of the Chair of the Commission, when nominated
by a developing country, in the Meetings of States Parties to the Convention;
104. 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 Secretariat during the twenty seventh, twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth Meetings of States Parties to the Convention;
105. Recalls its decision that, on an exceptional basis and without setting a
precedent for other agenda items, the members of the Commission have the option to
join the Headquarters medical insurance scheme upon payment of the full cost of the
premium, and hereby authorizes the use of the trust fund referred to in paragraph 101
above by the Secretary-General to reimburse the full costs of the premium paid by
the members of the Commission from developing States, subject to the availability of
funds 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 during the annual insurance coverage
period (1 July–30 June);
106. Authorizes the Secretary-General, in case the full costs of the Headquarters
medical insurance scheme have not been reimbursed, as an interim measure and
subject to the availability of funds 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 2020, to
reimburse those members for the costs of medical travel insurance and short-term
medical 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;
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