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IN THE CORRIDORS

Observers close to the preparation process for CSD-5 indicated that the complexity of financial issues was probably underestimated at the Intersessional stage. There is also concern that the difficulty of chairing the finance issue discussions at CSD-5 has been heightened by the Co-Chairs’ association with the Intersessional product, which inevitably failed to satisfy those who put forward proposals.