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- The secretariat functions referred to in Article 8 will be carried out on an interim basis
by the secretariat established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its
resolution 45/212 of 21 December 1990, until the completion of the first session of the
Conference of the Parties.
- The head of the interim secretariat referred to in paragraph 1 above will cooperate
closely with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to ensure that the Panel can
respond to the need for objective scientific and technical advice. Other relevant scientific
bodies could also be consulted.
- The Global Environment Facility of the United Nations Development Programme, the
United Nations Environment Programme and the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development shall be the international entity entrusted with the operation of the
financial mechanism referred to in Article 11 on an interim basis. In this connection, the
Global Environment Facility should be appropriately restructured and its membership
made universal to enable it to fulfil the requirements of Article 11.
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