Background Informal negotiations began on July 29, 1911 in a British memorandum sent to the Ottoman Government.

Under agenda item 11, on civil and political rights, sub item (a) deals with torture once again an annual report is requested from the Secretary General and this, too, takes the form of a brief note (E CN.4 2005 53).

(a) A notice of withdrawal has to be given in writing, the usual format being a note verbale to the governments of all States Parties to the Treaty and the President of the Security Council

Item 6 (d) of the provisional agenda

Explanatory note

Rome, 27 30 September 2005

Note by the secretariat

Item 8 of the provisional agenda

Draft global plan of action

Geneva, 6 10 November 2006

Note by the sSecretariat

Original English

Listing of chemicals in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention

First meeting

Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Deplete the Ozone Layer

Geneva, 4 8 July 2005

Development of a Strategic Approach

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior

Note by the Secretariat

affected country Parties in implementation of the Convention

Memorandum of understanding

Note by the Administrator

Open ended Working Group of the Parties to

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The informal drafting group presented the redrafted provisions to the Working Group (A CN.9 572, paras.

Requests the Executive Secretary of the UNCCD and the CEO Chairman of the GEF in his capacity as CEO Chairman of a financial mechanism of the Convention to report to the Conference of the Parties at its eighth session on the implementation of the present decision.

Item 8 of the provisional agenda

Nairobi, 4 8 April 2005

Note by the Secretariat

World Food Programme

activities in the biennium 2004 2005

Innovations in governance and public administration for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals

The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations.

The reason for these requests, made by the Governments of Chile and Uruguay, are noted in table 3.

Guidelines for the preparation of the information required under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol 10

1 P 5, 1 P 4, 2 P 3, 1 P 2 1, 1 GS OL, 15 NS

Documentation Note by the Secretariat

Note by the UNCTAD secretariat

The timing of the issuance of this note reflects the need to carry out consultations.

Note by the Secretary General

Note by the secretariat

Note by the secretariat

Note by the secretariat

Memorandum by the Secretary General