International Ocean Institute Training Programme

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Unidos, SONAR (Save Our Northwest Atlantic Resources), Trickle-Up Program,
United Nations Association in Canada, United Nations Association-United Kingdom,
United Nations Environment and Development-United Kingdom Committee, Wildlife
Conservation Society, Women and Fisheries Network, World Wide Fund for Nature,
World Wide Fund Suisse.
17. Pursuant to paragraph 9 of General Assembly resolution 47/192, a voluntary
fund was established in the Secretariat for the purpose of assisting developing
countries, especially those most concerned by the subject-matter of the
Conference, in particular the least developed among them, to participate in the
Conference. Contributions to the Fund were made by the Governments of Canada,
Japan, Norway and the Republic of Korea.
IV. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
18. At its first meeting, the Conference elected Mr. Satya N. Nandan (Fiji) as
its Chairman.
19. The Conference also elected the representatives of Chile, Italy and
Mauritania as Vice-Chairmen.
20. The Conference appointed the representatives of the following States as
members of the Credentials Committee: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Burundi,
China, Kenya, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation and United
States of America. At its first meeting, on 28 July 1993, the Credentials
Committee elected Mr. Alberto Luis Daverede (Argentina) as its Chairman.
21. At the first and second sessions, Mr. Carl-August Fleischhauer,
Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel, and thereafter
Mr. Hans Corell, served as Secretary-General of the Conference, representing the
Secretary-General of the United Nations. For the first four sessions,
Mr. Dolliver L. Nelson, and thereafter Mr. Moritaka Hayashi, served as Secretary
of the Conference.
22. In accordance with paragraph 11 of General Assembly resolution 47/192, FAO
provided an officer, Mr. David J. Doulman, to serve as Scientific and Technical
Adviser to the Conference.
V. DOCUMENTATION OF THE CONFERENCE
23. The Conference documentation 5/ included, inter alia, the following:
(a) Rules of procedure; 6/
(b) Proposals and other communications submitted by delegations; 7/
(c) Reports and studies submitted by the Secretariat, FAO and IOC; 8/
(d) Reports and comments submitted by intergovernmental organizations,
regional and subregional fisheries organizations and arrangements; 9/
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