وأعرب عن القلق إزاء تراجع الاعتمادات المخصصة للأنشطة الإنمائية على مدى العقد الماضي، وإزاء ضعف قدرات اللجان الإقليمية.
It was a matter of concern that appropriations for development-related activities had declined over the previous decade, and that the capacities of the regional commissions had been weakened.