text: 14. Themajority oftheinterns, sofar,havecomefromdeveloped countries. Whiletheopportunity forinternship withthesecretariat is available toallcandidates, andanincreasing numberofenquiries havebeen received fromcandidates fromdeveloping countries, onlyasmallnumberof interns fromdeveloping countries haveparticipated because oflackof financial support. TheUnitedNations isnotinaposition toprovide financial assistance tointerns. Normally theinterns provide theirownfunds fortravelandsubsistence duringtheperiodofinternship. 15. TheUnitedNations Institute forTraining andResearch (UNITAR), which conducts theUnited Nations/UNITAR fellowship programme, hasawarded grantsto interns toreceive training withtheOfficeofLegalAffairs. UNITAR fellowships wereawarded totwointerns toservewiththeUNCITRAL secretariat in1981and1984. Ill.POSSIBLE FUTUREACTIVITIES 16. Thesecretariat expects tointensify evenfurtheritsefforts to organize orco-sponsor seminars andsymposia oninternational tradelaw, especially fordeveloping countries. A. The fourth UNCITRAL Symposium 17. Asannounced tothetwenty-second session oftheCommission, inview ofthesuccess ofthethirdUNCITRAL symposium heldatVienna,itisintended toorganize thefourth UNCITRAL Symposium on International TradeLaw onthe occasion ofthetwenty-fourth session oftheCommission, in1991(A/44/l7, para.283). B.Tentative plansforregional seminars 18.Itishopedthatregional seminars wouldbeheld,wherepossible, with regional organizations indeveloping countries indifferent partsofthe world. Regional seminars require fairlylargeamounts offundstocover travelandotherexpenses ofparticipants andlecturers. Suchseminars provide excellent opportunity forparticipants fromagivenregiontoaddress commonlegalproblems facedbythememberStates. 19. Tentative planshavebeenmadewiththeComision Centroamericana de Transporte Maritimo (COCATRAM) tosponsor aseriesofseminars ontheHamburg RulesineachofthememberStatesofCOCATRAM. Theplansareforthe seminars tobeheldinJulyorAugust. A member oftheUNCITRAL secretariat wouldbe among thelecturers. 20. Aseminar fortheseventeen francophone StatesofNorthandWest Africaisplanned tobeheldinthefourthquarter of1990.Theseminar will beorganized onthepattern oftheLesotho Seminar inJuly1988.ZITheplans aretoinvitethreeparticipants fromeachoftheparticipating States. The participants willbechosenfrom·the ministries interested intheworkofthe Commission, theuniversities 01"theprivate sector. 21. Alocation fortheseminar hasnotasyetbeenfixed. AGovernment in theregionhasbeenaskedtohosttheseminar, buthasnotasyetreplied. Theestimated budgetforthisseminar is$US150,000. TheGovernment of ZIThisseminar wasreported inanotebythesecretariat submitted to thetwenty-second session in1989,A/CN.9/323, paras.2-11.r r:A/CN.9/335 English Page5 Francehasmade acontribution ofapproximately $US77,000 andtheGovernment ofLuxemburg acontribution of$US500tocovertheexpenses of'theseminar. Itishopedthattheremainder oftheestimated budgetwillbecovered by additional contributions specifically intended fortheseminar. 22. TheUNCITRAL seeretariat iscurrently holding discussions withthe secretariat oftheSouthPacific BureauforEconomic Co-operation (SPEC)with aviewtosponsoring aseminar inthePacific region. Theinitial response hasbeenencouraging andthesecretariat hopestoco-sponsor aseminar with SPECintheregionsometime in1991. C.Request fornational seminars 23. TheUNCITRAL programme oftraining andassistance andparticipation of members oftheUNCITRAL secretariat inotherseminars andconferences have helpedtobringaboutawareness oftheworkoftheCommission anditslegal textsamong many developing countries. Anumberofenquiries relating tothe training andassistance programme oftheCommission havebeenreceived from secretariats ofregional organizations, particularly fromdeveloping countries. Inaddition, thesecretariat isincreasingly receiving requests
analysis: The text discusses the activities of the UNCITRAL secretariat, which is focused on international trade law, specifically on organizing seminars and symposia to promote awareness and understanding of international trade law among developing countries. The text also mentions the financial challenges faced by interns from developing countries and the plans for regional seminars and seminars sponsored by regional organizations.