The work on preparing the constitution was in an advanced stage.

With the assistance of the secretariat, work has already begun on the preparation of the draft report.

Preparation of the multi year programme of work for the Commission from 2007

In response to a decision by the group at its sixth meeting, a revised paper was prepared on regional synergy in the context of the NAPA process.

Feedback from the least developed countries on the national adaptation programme of action process On the margins of the twenty first sessions of the subsidiary bodies and the tenth session of the COP, the coordinator of the LDC Group, with support from the secretariat, circulated to the LDC delegates attending the session a questionnaire on the status of their NAPA preparation.

The work on the manual is expected to be finalized in early 2006.

Support to the preparation of NAPs Affected country Parties in Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean were supported in the preparation of their NAPs.

The representative of ILO informed the meeting about progress in the development of the consolidated maritime labour convention and a convention and recommendation concerning work in the fishing sector.

Preparation of the system wide action plan on implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000)

Since COP 6, the development of SRAPs has proceeded in terms of institutional coordination, although in many subregions progress in delivering pilot initiatives and other planned outputs has been delayed due to lack of funding.

Global Coordinator

In preparing the proposed multi year programme of work the current and planned work programmes and methods of work of other functional commissions of the Council were taken into account.

43. Welcomes the progress made by the International Labour Organization in the preparation of a consolidated maritime labour convention

Women, too, are setting up the small businesses that are creating jobs and spreading prosperity.

However, some difficulties in preparing the NAPAs still remain.

Kenya also supports the Secretariat's recommendations to biennialize reporting on implementation of the action plan.

The goal of that programme is to make up the significant educational deficit in our country, as well as to prepare young people for the labour market.

The need to work more on a treaty that prevents the weaponization of outer space, and that contains methods of verification.

(b) Preparing the programme of work of ESCAP, including the strategic framework, medium term plan and programme budget

(Agenda item 3 (b))

The main objective of the LEG is to advise on the preparation and implementation strategy for NAPAs.

Emerging and challenging issues deriving from implementation and necessary

Children and young people played substantial roles in the preparation of most national plans of action for children prepared in 2004, but could be much more active in the preparation of PRSs.

(ii) Substantive assistance to the Commission and the Advisory Committee in preparation of their respective reports (18)

The draft laws and mandates of the remaining key commissions (on human rights, civil service and national land) are being prepared.

Building on this outcome, the major group focal points decided to develop discussion papers that would include priorities for action and goals for the future.

It met with representatives of the International Labour Organization (ILO), who provided guidance to the Committee based on their vast experience with reporting under the ILO conventions.

Accordingly, the Executive Director will take these findings into account in implementing the programme of work for 2006 2007 and in preparing the draft programme of work for 2008 2009.

Civil society is frequently involved in the preparation of national plans of action, but less so in implementation, monitoring and review.

I urge Member States to complete, without delay, an international convention for the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism.

On the humanitarian front, the special action plan for the Democratic Republic of the Congo is being developed, with a preliminary budget of 800 million.

Specific plans for each individual project are under elaboration based on the overall security concept already adopted.

The Task Force decided at its eleventh session that a matrix should be prepared, showing commitments and initiatives in support of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework.

The Committee agreed to adopt the working paper on the preparation and use of focused summaries, as amended in the discussion, and to forward it to the Conference of the Parties with the request that it encourage Parties to prepare focused summaries in accordance with that guidance.

Responses revealed the positive progress made so far by all involved in the NAPA process.

Action plans to prevent the commercial exploitation of children and the development of a civil registration and statistics system were in the final stages of preparation.

At the time of completion of the present report, the Department for Disarmament Affairs had received 100 national reports on the implementation of the Programme of Action.13

Pursuant to the mandate included in decision 4 CP.10, paragraph 1, the group considered possible elements on the role of the LEG in supporting NAPA implementation.

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The joint work programme ensures closer collaboration between the CGE and the NCSP in the development of training materials and the organization of training workshops to support non Annex I Parties in the preparation of their second national communications.

UNICEF encourages the involvement of children and young people in the preparation of national plans of action for children and sectoral plans on child related issues.

The secretariat was requested to prepare background information on the working methods of other human rights treaty bodies as well as on the issue of terminology.

The workshops made a valuable contribution, in particular by assisting developing countries to prepare their submissions and thus meet the time frame designated by the Commission.

Participatory approach Many countries report workshops and community involvement in the preparation of their NAPs.

The State party also indicated that the preparation of the National Action Plan for the Prevention of All Forms of Discrimination, Racism, Xenophobia, Anti Semitism and Other Expressions of Intolerance for the period 2006 2008 was under way.