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.
Document status
Invalid
Number/Code
18.30
Primary category
Strategic matters
Decision group
18.30
Meeting
Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Document type
Decision
Withdrawn
No
Secretariat comments included
No