The Standing Committee shall, with the assistance of the Secretariat:
a) consider implications of adding Arabic, Chinese and Russian to the working languages of the Convention, including for the administration, budget, implementation and effectiveness of the Convention;
b) particularly consider benefits and challenges specific to adding each one of these languages as working languages of the Convention, taking note of document CoP18 Doc. 8 on Draft resolution on language strategy for the Convention and of United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/328 on Multilingualism; and
c) report its conclusions and recommendations to the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
a) consider implications of adding Arabic, Chinese and Russian to the working languages of the Convention, including for the administration, budget, implementation and effectiveness of the Convention;
b) particularly consider benefits and challenges specific to adding each one of these languages as working languages of the Convention, taking note of document CoP18 Doc. 8 on Draft resolution on language strategy for the Convention and of United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/328 on Multilingualism; and
c) report its conclusions and recommendations to the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties.