The innovative idea of launching in 2005 an International Finance Facility to support an immediate front loading of official development assistance is also noteworthy.

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).

Disbursements payments

Annex to the Convention

Annex to the Convention

(Text annexed)

Exchange Rate Disorder

Sewerage and Drainage

(f) Exchange rate

Annex to the Financial Regulations

(Draft text annexed)

DESERTIFICATION, PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA

We also welcome innovations, such as the suggested International Financial Facility, which would provide funds against the promise of future aid, and taxes on airline tickets or foreign exchange purchases, whether on a mandatory or voluntary basis.

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.

The investment cost for sanitary sewers can be about half the costs of conventional sewers.

China s Exchange Rate Puzzle

Exchange rate fluctuation

6151 External foreign exchange

The flooding was compounded by drainage problems resulting from limited pumping capacity and poor maintenance of drainage systems.

They are suitable for mechanical building services collection and pumping of liquids like surface water, wastewater or sewage from areas where drainage by gravity is not possible.

(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

Consider the exchange rate.

The first is exchange rate relationships.

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.

The existing exchange rate arrangements in most ESCWA member countries incorporate negative aspects of the two extremes of exchange rate regimes.

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.

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.

Second, the exchange rate is vitally important.

Both structural factors and the exchange rate are discussed.

The second difference concerns the exchange rate regime.