ICCD COP(4) 11 Add.1 Report of the Conference of the Parties on its fourth session Action taken

No consensus had been reached on who should be classified as political prisoners .

A compromise is being worked out, but it must pass the test of reality.

Thinking ahead, it should be a priority for the international community to achieve a programme of work.

Understanding which conditions are being met when and where helps to set the agenda for today.

In the absence of assurances of such an outcome, a presidential level meeting should not be tried.

In addition, Brazil has always maintained that a political declaration, as a non binding instrument, should be reached only by consensus.

In considering this draft resolution, which is flexible and balanced, we should therefore be able to reach a dynamic compromise.

But interim resolution of water issues does not need to wait for final resolution of the major issues.

I close my remarks by reiterating our proposal that we ought to be working for a new synthesis, a new consensus.

These include problems deeply rooted in socio economic shortfalls for which solutions need to be achieved by means other than military action.

The goal for the representatives of the nearly 200 countries who will meet in Copenhagen should not be a single sweeping agreement so much as a set of more modest agreements.

So here are 12 reasons why America should grasp the opportunity for a diplomatic resolution afforded by the Russian Iranian plan.

Members should unite to achieve a consensus declaration that would serve as a frame of reference for the programmes of other international and national bodies.

(a) The understanding reached on the framework to be used for determining the success of a project as a case study is the following

Indeed, topics related to global peace and security, including non proliferation and disarmament, are far more serious and complex than can be decided by voting.

Negotiations should begin without further delay, and eventual questions on verification can be resolved during negotiations.

Ms. Dempster (New Zealand) asked what could be done to achieve a consensus on ending torture.

Conflict between advanced and developing countries over responsibility for mitigating carbon emissions should not be allowed to undermine prospects for a global agreement.

The High Commissioner should therefore continue his dialogue with IASC with a view to achieving lasting solutions that addressed the root causes of the problems.

We do not believe that, if consensus is impossible, we should press forward and adopt measures that have only the partial support of States.

We agree with the conclusion reached in the Secretary General's report that developing countries should recommit themselves to improving governance and implementing development strategies, and that developed countries should undertake to support such efforts.

Regardless of what the right explanation is, the history of recent recessions suggests that we should not be surprised that the job recovery is taking time.

But we might still fail to reach agreement on who should pay for funding these programs, or for reducing our consumption of resources.

Early conclusion of a universal, unconditional and legally binding instrument on security assurances to non nuclear weapon States should be given attention at the Review Conference.

Regarding future congresses, it was noted that quality and functionality should not be sacrificed in order to reach consensus more quickly on the outcome.

In this context, we should bear in mind the increasingly important complementary contribution that various regional organizations can make in ensuring stable solutions.

At the current session, the Second Committee should focus on the common objective of defining the programme for the implementation of the decisions reached during the Summit.

Chapter VIII of the Charter should therefore be seen as a set of functional provisions that seek the most appropriate level of dealing with particular issues under notions of subsidiarity .

Conflict between advanced and developing countries over responsibility for mitigating carbon emissions should not be allowed to undermine prospects for a global agreement. A fair solution is as complex as the challenge of climate change itself, but it is certainly possible.

As we have repeatedly pointed out, progress towards a mine free world should be realistic, phased and based on maintenance of the required level of stability.

Whilst no consensus could be achieved on whether to pursue a subregional approach to the Asia Pacific Regional Framework, agreement was finally reached to hold broad based consultations between workshops on this matter.

Conscious that further measures should be examined in the search for agreements to prevent an arms race in outer space, including the weaponization of outer space,

They need to work together through negotiations to solve problems that simply cannot and should not be solved by brute force.

A further important role of UNHCR was to help countries to find durable solutions it should discharge its international protection mandate on the basis of full cooperation with Member States.

As the international community has recognized, the establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone should be based on arrangements freely arrived at among all the States of the region concerned.

Our Committee firmly believes that the United Nations should continue to exercise its permanent responsibility over the question of Palestine until it is effectively resolved in all of its aspects.

Of course, even in the face of this misery, we should not lose hope in agreements reached by diplomatic means but, realistically, the chances are dwindling every day.

Second, following from the mandate question, we need to work closely with members to determine the optimal financing role of the IMF.

It had decided to continue to review developments concerning the protocol, but had been unable to reach a consensus on whether the United Nations should serve as the supervisory authority thereunder.

Another permanent member has also said that this would be divisive and this has been said by the Uniting for Consensus group as well that there should be, in fact, a broad based agreement.

However, that hard fought compromise solution might cause uneasiness between the two opposing groups in future, and should not be disregarded at a later stage.

I believe negotiations should resume on the basis of the detailed language developed in the lead up to the summit, which enjoyed the support of the overwhelming majority of Member States.

The second highest priority problem is figuring out what to do in the long term with Medicare and Medicaid.

Emergencies should not be dealt with on an ad hoc basis by 27 finance ministers frantic to reach a solution before the Asian markets open.