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... Recognizing that economic and social development and poverty eradication are the first and overriding priorities of developing countries, ...


ARTICLE-20: Financial Resources     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. The extent to which developing country Parties will effectively implement their commitments under this Convention will depend on the effective implementation by developed country Parties of their commitments under this Convention related to financial resources and transfer of technology and will take fully into account the fact that economic and social development and eradication of poverty are the first and overriding priorities of the developing country Parties. ...