Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Endorses the institutional linkage between the Convention secretariat and UN; requests the Secretary-General to review the functioning of this institutional linkage not later than 31 Dec. 1999; notes that the Conference of the Parties has decided to accept the offer of the Government of Germany to host the Convention secretariat; urges Member States that are Parties to the Convention to pay promptly and in full for each of the years 1996 and 1997; notes that the Secretary-General intends: (a) to transfer the end-1995 balance in the trust fund for the negotiating process established under paragraph 20 of General Assembly resolution 45/212 into the trust fund for the core budget of the Convention envisaged in paragraph 13 of its financial procedures; (b) to transfer the end-1995 balance in the special voluntary fund for participation in the negotiating process established under paragraph 10 of the same resolution into the trust fund for participation in the Convention process envisaged in paragraph 15 of the aforementioned financial procedures.

Adopted without vote, 96th meeting

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Adopted at the 96th plenary meeting, 20 Dec. 1995.