Although it is taking the form of the fifth round of informal consultations of States parties to the Agreement, its objectives and agenda are devoted to the review conference.

Preparation

Status of preparation

A. Conceptualization

E. Preparations and participation

Preparations for elections

55 213. Preparations for the substantive preparatory process and the high level international intergovernmental event

Status of preparation 8 33 6

to International Chemicals Management

Preparations for the next meeting

Preparations for future sessions

The Preparatory Committee agreed to discuss the overarching policy strategy on the basis of the following structure proposed by the President of the Committee

Financing options

The following regional preparatory meetings were held to prepare for the Eleventh Congress African Regional Preparatory Meeting, held in Addis Ababa from 1 to 3 March 2004 Asian and Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting, held in Bangkok from 29 to 31 March 2004 Latin American and the Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting, held in San José from 19 to 21 April 2004 and the Western Asian Regional Preparatory Meeting, held in Beirut from 28 to 30 April 2004.

(c) Decide, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 17 below, on the specific modalities of the future sessions of the Preparatory Committee

Report of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting

Draft report of the intergovernmental preparatory meeting

C. Upcoming preparatory activities

Expressing its appreciation to Parties that have made contributions towards funding activities for preparatory work,

Preparations for the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties

Preparations for the next meeting. Other matters.

Status of preparations for the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006

The Fund for Child Protection is under preparation.

Preparations for remaining price collection activities

Adoption of the report of the intergovernmental preparatory meeting

Expressing appreciation for the important contributions of the Standby High Readiness Brigade (SHIRBRIG) towards the planning, preparation, and initial deployment of a peacekeeping operation, as well as the preparatory work by the United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan,

11. Invites regional groups to nominate their candidates for the bureau of the preparatory committee by the end of January 2004, so that they can be involved in the preparations for the first meeting of the preparatory committee, and to notify the secretariat of the Conference of those nominations

56 192. Status of preparations for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003

Preparations for COP 7

Adoption of the report of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting.

Adoption of the report of the intergovernmental preparatory meeting

Regional follow up to the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society and preparations for the second phase

Adoption of the report of the intergovernmental preparatory meeting.

Item 15 of the provisional agenda

3. Calls upon the international community to support developing countries in the preparatory process for the special session, the second session of the Preparatory Committee and the special session itself

Welcoming also the activities of major groups related to the preparations for the Summit, and encouraging them to carry out further preparatory activities,

55 189. Status of preparation for the International Year of Mountains, 2002

The secretariat supervised the project preparation.

Preparatory activities were initiated in eight additional countries.

(i) Preparing for and convening annual meetings of the Conference of the Parties.

Preparations for the eleventh session of the General Conference.

Item 15 of the provisional agenda

Timing and duration of the preparatory process

Report by the Secretariat on preparatory work for the meeting

The intergovernmental preparatory meeting held 11 meetings.