Art.20 |
Article 20 |
Art.20.1 |
1. A Secretariat is hereby established. |
Art.20.2 |
2. The functions of the Secretariat shall be: |
Art.20.2.a |
(a) To make arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies and to provide them with services as required; |
Art.20.2.b |
(b) To facilitate assistance to the Parties, particularly developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition, on request, in the implementation of this Convention; |
Art.20.2.c |
(c) To ensure the necessary coordination with the secretariats of other relevant international bodies; |
Art.20.2.d |
(d) To prepare and make available to the Parties periodic reports based on information received pursuant to Article 15 and other available information; |
Art.20.2.e |
(e) To enter, under the overall guidance of the Conference of the Parties, into such administrative and contractual arrangements as may be required for the effective discharge of its functions; and |
Art.20.2.f |
(f) To perform the other secretariat functions specified in this Convention and such other functions as may be determined by the Conference of the Parties. |
Art.20.3 |
3. The secretariat functions for this Convention shall be performed by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, unless the Conference of the Parties decides, by a three-fourths majority of the Parties present and voting, to entrust the secretariat functions to one or more other international organizations. |