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GENERAL

UNEP/CBD/COP/1/1/Add.2

21 September 1994

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

TO THE CONVENTION ON

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

First meeting

Nassau, 28 November - 9 December 1994

Item 2.3 of the provisional agenda

ORGANIZATION OF WORK

Provisional organization of work

Note by the Interim Secretariat

The provisional organization of work for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity is circulated herewith for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties.

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Annex

PROVISIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORK

FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

MONDAY, 28 NOVEMBER - FRIDAY, 9 DECEMBER 1994

DATE	PLENARY	WORKING GROUP OF THE WHOLE Monday, 28 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

1. Opening of the meeting

2.1. Election of officers

2.2. Adoption of the agenda

2.3. Organization of work

3. Adoption of the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties

4. Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Convention on Biological Diversity 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6.1. Policy, strategy, programme priorities and eligibility criteria regarding access to and utilization of financial resources Tuesday, 29 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 6.2. Institutional structure to operate the financial mechanism under the Convention

6.3. List of developed country Parties and other Parties which voluntarily assume the obligations of developed country Parties 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6.4. Clearing-house mechanism for technical and scientific cooperation Wednesday, 30 NOVEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

6.5. Selection of a competent international organization to carry out the functions of the Secretariat of the Convention 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6.6. Financial rules governing the funding of the Secretariat of the Convention Thursday, 1 DECEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 10. Budget for the Secretariat of the Convention 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 8. Preparation of the participation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the third session of the Commission on Sustainable Development Friday, 2 DECEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 7. Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

9. Medium-term programme of work of the Conference of the Parties 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 9. Medium-term programme of work of the Conference of the Parties Monday, 5 DECEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Organizational meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Informal consultations on all outstanding issues

Tuesday, 6 DECEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Informal consultations on all outstanding issues 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Finalization of:

6.1. Policy, strategy, programme priorities and eligibility criteria regarding access to and utilization of financial resources

6.2. Institutional structure to operate the financial mechanism under the Convention

6.3. List of developed country Parties and other Parties which voluntarily assume the obligations of developed country Parties

6.4. Clearing-house mechanism for technical and scientific cooperation

6.5. Selection of a competent international organization to carry out the functions of the Secretariat of the Convention

6.6. Financial rules governing the funding of the Secretariat of the Convention

7. Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

8. Preparation of the participation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the third session of the Commission on Sustainable Development

9. Medium-term programme of work of the Conference of the Parties

10. Budget for the Secretariat of the Convention Wednesday, 7 DECEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

and

3 p.m. - 6 p.m. MINISTERIAL SEGMENT Thursday, 8 DECEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

and

3 p.m. - 6 p.m. MINISTERIAL SEGMENT Friday, 9 DECEMBER

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. MINISTERIAL SEGMENT 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 5. Report on the credentials of representatives to the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties

11. Venue and date of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties

12. Other matters

13. Adoption of the report

14. Closure of the meeting

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