FUTURE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE:
On the last day, the PrepCom
agreed to request the General Assembly to explore the options for
continuing the work of the preparatory process. Delegates are
deeply divided on this issue, as the Plenary discussion indicated.
The European Community, the Nordic countries and the US do not
believe a second session is necessary, given the current budgetary
constraints within the UN system. The US expressed the view that a
second PrepCom is inconceivable as long as UN peacekeepers were
being killed due to insufficient funding. The G-77 and AOSIS
support a second PrepCom. Canada, Australia and New Zealand are
willing to consider the possibility, but asked for more detail on
the financial implications and insisted that SIDS have adequate
representation. If the General Assembly agrees to convene a second
session, it is likely to take place in February 1994.