A/RES/49/104 Page 4 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to continue its work on commodity risk management, particularly in relation to developing countries; 15. Stresses the importance of improving the competitiveness of natural products with environmental advantages and the impact that this could have on promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns, and calls for financial and technical assistance to the developing countries for research and development of such products; 16. Notes the increased number of requests for assistance that the Second Account of the Common Fund for Commodities is receiving, expresses the need for efficient allocation of the existing resources, and also notes the expectations expressed by member countries of the Fund that further voluntary contributions will be forthcoming; 17. Decides to include the question of commodities in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first session. 92nd plenary meeting 19 December 1994