Annexed hereto is the seventeenth work programme for the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) (the Counter Terrorism Committee), which covers the months from October to December 2005 (see annex I).

The report annexed hereto has been submitted in compliance with the request of the Committee.

A copy of the note verbale is attached.

The Common Position and the Regulation are attached for your information.

An English language copy of the Department plan is annexed hereto.

I hereby transmit to the Council the report of the verification team (see annex).

In preparation for the sixteenth session of Working Group III (Transport Law), the Government of the Netherlands submitted the paper attached hereto as an annex in order to facilitate consideration by the Working Group of the chapter on delivery in the draft convention on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea .

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 report of the Committee is herewith submitted to you for transmission to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

Annex to the Convention

Annex to the Convention

(Text annexed)

The members of the Council have agreed on the terms of reference of the mission, a copy of which is enclosed herewith (see annex).

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.

A summary of the application as provided by the applicant is attached herewith for the information of member States of the Authority (see annex).

(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.

In accordance with rule 20 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, an explanatory memorandum is herewith attached (see annex).

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.

I have the honour to transmit to you herewith the report of the Government of Guatemala, entitled Millennium Goals Second progress report of Guatemala (see annex).

I have the honour to transmit herewith the text of a message dated 3 May 2005 from Russian Federation President V.

General Assembly resolution 55 59, annex.

General Assembly resolution 56 261, annex.

Commission on Narcotic Drugs resolution 44 20, annex.

General Assembly resolution 54 132, annex.

Conclusion 2005 2 ANNEX TO THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS