This period came to be known as the lost decade.

The observance of the Decade has now reached its midpoint.

Among the Council's Decade related initiatives are

They used to refer to Japan s lost decade.

(a) Preparing relevant programmes, plans and reports in relation to the Decade, in consultation with indigenous people

(a) Preparing relevant programmes, plans and reports in relation to the Decade, in consultation with indigenous people

Having examined the relevant reports of the Secretary General concerning the implementation of the plan of action for the International Decade,

(a) Preparing relevant programmes, plans and reports in relation to the Decade, in consultation with indigenous people

(c) To designate focal points for the coordination of activities related to the Decade with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

(c) To designate focal points for the coordination of activities related to the Decade with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Chapter II

Item 5 of the provisional agenda

and subregional Centres

Contents

Introduction

ICCD COP(4) 3 Add.7 Implementation of the Convention Addendum Consideration of additional procedures or institutional mechanisms to assist the Conference of the Parties in regularly reviewing the implementation of the Convention

See article 14 of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights article 8 of the American Convention on Human Rights article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 213, No. 2889) and article 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1520, No. 26363).

(c) To designate focal points for the coordination of activities relating to the Decade with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

(b) The dates, reference numbers and titles of each report submitted to the Authority in connection with the contract or contracts and

It is expected that a strong network of interested parties will be established for the purpose of engaging in the activities related to the Decade.

The most powerful member of a network is the node that has the most connections to others, which means that a node can increase its power not only by adding connections directly, but also by increasing the connectedness of nearby nodes.

Annex to the Convention

Annex to the Convention

(Text annexed)

Annex to the Financial Regulations

(Draft text annexed)

DESERTIFICATION, PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA

Global Environment Facility Global Environment Facility, Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility, 1994, as amended, http thegef.org GEF_Instrument3.pdf.

He also thanked the delegations of Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru for their draft resolution on the Second Decade, which his delegation would be supporting.

(f) Annex to the financial regulations.

The documents of the symposium are attached hereto.

(Text of article 260 annexed)

Written statement (Annexed).

Global Environment Facility

As regards paragraph 2 (c), the identity of the winner of a contract will generally be made available under article 11 of the Model Law.

Part III, Sections 26 and 26A Unauthorised communication of information and Communication prejudicing security of nuclear material or associated items addresses offences related to unauthorised communication of information.

C. Slum Upgrading Facility

Verification of a generic facility

Draft decision submitted by the Chairperson of the Committee

It is set out in the annex to the present note.

OECD Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development

GEF Council, Joint Summary of the Chairs, GEF Council Meeting, May 14 15, 2003, http www.gefweb.org Summary_of_the_Chairs.pdf.

We commend the leading role of UNESCO in the implementation of programmes to observe the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non Violence for the Children of the World, 2001 2010.

Administration The GEF Secretariat prepared a draft Memorandum of Understanding (draft MOU) between the GEF and the COP that presented the respective responsibilities of the GEF and COP in the operation of the Stockholm financial mechanism.

General Assembly resolution 55 59, annex.