(g) Cognizance of the annual budget of the League of Arab States.

Having taken cognizance of the Secretary General's report on the Islamic Office for the Boycott of Israel,

Having taken cognizance, with grave concern, of the food crisis currently prevailing in the Republic of Niger

Having taken cognizance of the Russian Federation's keenness to develop its cooperative relations with the Organization of the Islamic Conference

Taking cognizance of the OIC Trust Fund for the assistance of the people of Afghanistan and the commencement of its operation

Having taken cognizance of the Report of the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference contained in Document No.

Besides some technical updates, the draft resolution takes cognizance of the steps taken by States to implement Security Council resolution 1540 (2004).

Having taken cognizance of the growing number of applications for observer status or full membership of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,

Having taken cognizance of the activities of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and the Organization of the Islamic Shipowners' Association (OISA)

The Conference took cognizance of PFC's report on Member States' contributions and arrears, and decided in favour of a progressive implementation of a number of steps towards defaulting Member states.

Having taken cognizance of the report of the 20th Session of the Islamic Committee of the International Crescent which took place in Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, 5 6 December, 2004

Furthermore, taking cognizance of the needs of different regions, the MTPF for 2006 2009 provides for a greater regional differentiation in the provision of its services, as discussed in greater detail in a separate conference room paper (GC.11 CRP.3).

Southern Africa was not at the same level as elsewhere in terms of programme development, and the introduction of such significant initiatives as APCI, while welcome, had to take cognizance of other national development priorities as well as UNIDO's level of engagement in the region.

The Committee notes, in this regard, that the author challenges the Supreme Court's jurisprudence that cognizance may be taken of tapped telephonic conversations involving a person entitled to decline evidence, even though section 125h, paragraph 2, provides that the reports on such conversations must be destroyed.

Taking cognizance of the convergence of information, communication and space technologies, ICC suggested that the secretariat prepare supporting documents on trends of space technology and infrastructure available for applications in the ESCAP priority areas of poverty alleviation, managing globalization and addressing emerging social issues, as well as a summary of the achievements of RESAP.

The Conference took cognizance of the recommendations of the Commission of Eminent Persons on developing the political, economic, security, cultural, and social conditions in the Islamic World, which will be submitted by the Chairman of the 10th Islamic Summit Conference to the Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference scheduled to be held in Mecca later in 2005.

6. Notes the concern of the Economic Cooperation Organization with respect to agriculture, industry and the health sector in the region, and appreciates the due cognizance taken by the organization of the development of the region, and in this regard welcomes the fact that the Economic Cooperation Organization decided to hold a ministerial meeting on agriculture in Islamabad in October 2001

3. Stresses the need for Operation Lifeline Sudan to be operated and managed with a view to ensuring its efficiency, transparency and effectiveness, with the full involvement and cooperation of the Government of the Sudan, taking cognizance of the relevant Operation Lifeline Sudan agreements reached by the parties, as well as consultations in the preparation of the consolidated annual inter agency appeal for the Operation