Information from country reports and other sources of information (e.g., reports made to other fora), may be used to assess progress take advantage of exiting reporting mechanisms and processes to avoid the multiplicity of reports and redundant information and to reduce reporting burden on countries undertake independent review of progress when requested by countries.

The Committee shall submit to the General Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council, every two years reports on its activities under the Convention and may submit such other reports as it considers appropriate.

(a) Focus on timely review of and response to reports received from Member States in order to clear the backlog

10. Reporting to the General Assembly

These reports serve as a basis for monitoring the progress made and preparing reports to the General Assembly.

The Committee thus concluded its general discussion of these reports.

The rules bear the burden of ensuring the collective social interest in the system s stability, efficiency, and fairness.

It is the Committee's priority to clear the backlog by the end of 2005 and the Committee aims to ensure timely review and response to reports.

General debate and consideration of reports submitted by the Secretary General

They also pointed out that the reporting burden on States could be eased significantly if periodic reports were limited to written responses to lists of issues.

18. Invites States parties to make use of the technical assistance provided by the Secretariat to facilitate the preparation of reports, in particular initial reports

12. Invites States parties to make use of the technical assistance provided by the Secretariat to facilitate the preparation of reports, in particular initial reports

18. Invites States parties to make use of the technical assistance provided by the Secretariat to facilitate the preparation of reports, in particular initial reports

11. Invites States parties to make use of the technical assistance provided by the Secretariat to facilitate the preparation of reports, in particular initial reports

The Serbian Chief of the General Staff reports to the Defence Minister.

China s Burden

The larger, merged municipalities are intended to handle an increasing workload because more public services are delegated from higher levels of government to the municipalities.

(i) Reporting to the General Assembly shall be carried out in the context of the annual budget performance reports

The Advisory Committee welcomes the progress achieved by the Secretariat in financial reporting.

It has been determined that for every four applications screened by the Secretariat, only one is finalized and submitted to the Committee for its consideration.

(d) Debt burden

DAKAR France is wrestling with a burden of debts and public deficits that led Standard Poor s recently to downgrade its credit rating.

Lastly, Cuba wished to reaffirm the legal obligation of all Member States to shoulder the burden of the Organization's expenses, as established by the General Assembly.

Delegating and streamlining the workload

(a) Annual reports submitted by the Office of Internal Oversight Services to the General Assembly contain the titles and brief summaries of all reports of the Office issued during the year

The proposed harmonized guidelines for reporting could be useful for Member States by reducing the burden of preparing country reports and developing efficient country mechanisms for comprehensive and timely reporting.

The present note was prepared by the Secretariat on the basis of reports received from Member States in response to that invitation.

Once all review reports are in, a comprehensive strategy for improving Bosnia and Herzegovina's public administration will follow.

His delegation thanked the Secretary General and the Secretariat for having prepared the reports under agenda item 85.

That has been repeatedly reaffirmed by the Secretary General in his reports to the General Assembly.

A convenience has become a burden.

Receiving young refugees is not just a burden.

Cutting the burden of Africa's debt

Sources and methods for data collection are appropriately chosen to ensure timeliness and other aspects of quality, to be cost efficient and to minimize the reporting burden for data providers.

This should be seen in the context of the biennium 2000 2001, when in noting the workload of the Court, the General Assembly approved 12 additional translation posts.

8. Encourages the Secretariat to extend further technical assistance to States parties, upon their request, in the preparation of reports, in particular initial reports, and invites Governments to contribute to these efforts

In this connection, the Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general recommendation IV (1973) on reporting by States, as well as to paragraph 8 of its reporting guidelines.

The draft decision, entitled Reports considered by the General Assembly in connection with the question of human rights , was adopted by the Third Committee.

Reports demonstrate a positive approach towards encouraging interaction between the scientific research and policy processes.

The Secretariat should indicate whether those reports would be available within the time frame proposed.

Requests the Special Representative to continue to report on her activities to the General Assembly and to the Commission in accordance with her mandate

Requests the Special Representative to continue to report on her activities to the General Assembly and to the Commission in accordance with her mandate

Such reports may be prepared either in response to an express request (as in the case of the present report) or at the initiative of the Secretariat

The related financial implications of those recommendations will be provided when the requested reports are submitted to the General Assembly in 2006.

(b) Reducing the reporting burden by harmonizing data collection, processing and dissemination, by limiting duplication and or by building links bridges between existing energy statistics questionnaires, concepts, methods and timetables