fromdeveloping countries fornational seminars onUNCITRAL legaltexts similar totheseminar heldinConakry (seeparas.6-7,above). 24. Themainpurpose ofsuchseminars istoinformawidecross-section of thecommunity inagivencountry oftheUNCITRAL legaltextstohelpbuilda broadconsensus infavouroftheadoption ofsomeorallofthetexts. National seminars tendtobecosteffective inthatparticipants attendat littleornocost.Fundsarerequired tocoveronlythetravelandother expenses ofthelecturers. Itishopedthatitwillbepossible toorganize a seriesofnational seminars inneighbouring countries invarious regions soas tominimize thecostsintimeofthelecturers andinmoney. D.Technical assistance 25. Theawareness oftheUNCITRAL legaltextsamong many countries, in particular developing countries, iscoupled withincreasing requests for technical assistance fromindividual Governments orregional organizations. Thesecretariat hasbeenrequested on anumberofoecasions toconsult with individual countries duringtheirconsideration ofoneoftheUNCITRAL texts. Thishasnormally consisted ofcomments inwriting onreports anddraft legislation, preparation ofAccession Kitsoracomparison oftheUNCITRAL legaltextwiththeexisting lawofagivencountry andadiscussion ofits advantages anddisadvantages incomparison totheexisting law.Ithasalso consisted oftraveltothecountry inquestion toconsult withrelevant officials. 26. Requests fromregional organizations rangefromreviewoflawsof memberStateswithaviewtoharmonization andpossible unification to provision ofaconSUltant. Forexample, recently thePreferential TradeArea forEastern andSouthern African States (PTA)requested aconsultant fora yeartoassistintheestablishment ofthearbitration systemforthewhole regionusingtheUNCITRAL Arbitration RulesandtheUNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.A/CN.9/335 English Page6 27. Requests forsuchassistance haveplacedadditional workonthe secretariat. Nevertheless, itisbelieved thateveryeffortshouldbemadeto meetthoserequests, bothbecause oftheirrelationship totheadoption ofthe textsprepared byUNCITRAL andbecause oftheirimportance tothedevelopment ofinternational tradelaw.Thereareclearindications thattherequests for suchassistance willcontinue toincrease, especially inthelightofthe growing numberofUNCITRAL legaltexts. IV.FINANCIAL ANDADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 28. Inordertocarryouttheprogramme ontraining andassistance effectively, anadequate sourceoffundsneedstobeassured. Nofundsare provided intheregular budgetfortraining andassistance activities, whether inordertotrainyounglawyers andscholars ortopromote theadoption ofthe UNCITRAL texts(except foranallocation ofasmallamountofstafftime). As aresult, funding fortravelofparticipants orlecturers mustnormally be met fromvoluntary contributions totheUNCITRAL Symposia TrustFund. Accordingly, theCommission atitstwenty-second session in1989recalled the invitation oftheGeneral Assembly inparagraph 5(c)ofresolution 43/166of 9December 1988toGovernments, therelevant UnitedNations organs, organizations, institutions andindividuals tomakevoluntary contributions to theUnitedNations Commission onInternational TradeLawSymposia TrustFund forthefinancing ofsuchactivities. Italsorecalled itsearlier invitation thatsuchvoluntary contributions bemade,wherepossible, on anannualbasis (A/44/17, para.287). 29. Inaddition toassured financial resources, aneffective programme of training andtechnical assistance requires adequate administrative resources. Sofar,theadministrative requirements oftheprogramme havebeenmet bythe existing staffofthesecretariat. Itappears thattheprogramme carried out duringthelasttwoyearshasbeenthemaximum thatcanbeaccommodated with thecurrentstaff. Moreover, thesecretariat isoftheviewthatithasnot beenabletoremainincontact withparticipants inthevarious seminars as effectively aswouldbedesired. Suchcontinuing contact withparticipants is important togainmaximum valuefromtheseminars. Somereliefisexpected in thenearfuturewiththeappointment ofaJuniorProfessional Officer
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the implementation of international trade law and the provision of technical assistance to developing countries. It discusses the organization of national seminars and the need for financial and administrative resources to support these efforts. The text also highlights the importance of building consensus and promoting the adoption of UNCITRAL legal texts.

**Category**
International trade