(b) a synthesis of projects approved by the Council during the reporting period concerning desertification with an indication of the GEF and other resources allocated to such projects

During the reporting period, a sanitation facility and an exercise yard were constructed at the Gbarnga prison under the UNMIL quick impact projects programme.

My delegation welcomes the report on the contributions by almost 700 civil society organizations from over 100 countries, as appears in the annex to UNESCO's report (A 60 279).

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).

The Conference took note of the report.

Annex to the Convention

Annex to the Convention

(Text annexed)

We welcome the Secretary General's latest progress report.

The Executive Board took note of the report.

The Executive Board took note of the report.

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.

Addenda to the comprehensive report of the Iraq Survey Group

Our road map is attached to the report.

List of Parties covered in the sixth compilation and synthesis

No amendments have been adopted compared to the previous report.

(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

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.

At the same meeting, the Commission took note of the report.

During the reporting period, the following results were obtained

It did not commence work during the reporting period.

The Executive Board may wish to take note of the report.

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.

Benefit levels have been increased consistently during the period covered by this report.

During the reporting period 331 people were said to have been released.

The principles of entering into agreements have not changed as compared to the previous report.