Examples of using Extension requests in English and their translations into Arabic
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States Parties preparing Article 5 extension requests are encouraged to incorporate into their requests, in accordance with Article 5.4(d), an indication of how clearance
Recommendation 14: Progress reports or other documents prepared for formal meetings/conferences should document the efforts of States Parties in implementing the plans contained in their extension requests, highlighting if necessary the need for more intensive cooperative dialogue in instances when States Parties are falling behind their expressed benchmarks for progress.
It was noted that the following States Parties with Article 5 deadlines that occur in 2012 believe that they will be unable to comply with their obligations in a ten year period and hence will submit extension requests in 2011: Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eritrea.
implementing it in part by briefing officials or supporting national workshops on preparing extension requests in the capitals of nine of the States Parties with Article 5 deadlines which occur in 2009.
With respect to the responsibility of the President and the Co-Chairs and Co-Rapporteurs of the Standing Committees to jointly prepare an analysis of each request, on 11 March 2008, the States Parties mandated to analyse extension requests met principally to discuss working methods.
Furthermore, paragraph 5 does not exclude the possibility for the Meeting of States Parties to take a decision on an extension request, being positive or negative, which could be accompanied by conditions or comments, in the same way as the Conference of States Parties under the Chemical Weapons Convention grants extension requests subject to a series of conditions.
A summary of progress made relative to the commitments made in extension requests and the decisions taken on these requests is contained in annex II. Since the Cartagena Summit, it was noted that several of the States Parties with extended deadlines have fallen short of the annual benchmarks or other commitments made in their extension requests.
Having observed a big difference in the quality of the information on Article 5 implementation between the annual reports, the updates given during the meetings of the Standing Committees and the detailed information provided in the Article 5 extension requests, we would suggest having a first presentation in 2013 on this issue.
The ISU also supported the Article 5 extensions process by preparing, supporting and carrying out follow-up activities associated with six meetings of the group of States Parties mandated to analyse Article 5 extension requests.
to vacancies due to:(1) recruitment delays in filling continuing posts;(2) staff turnover; and(3) denied extension requests by Member States for seconded military and police staff, resulting in lower actual expenditure for salary and common staff costs.
The request recalls that efforts to demine began soon after Zimbabwe gained independence with a total of 101.775 square kilometres having been cleared to date, erroneously reported as 306.46 square kilometres in Zimbabwe ' s previous extension requests, culminating in the destruction of 208,338 anti-personnel mines.
the decisions of the 7MSP concerning a process related to Article 5 extension requests, the ISU received an increasing number of requests for advice or support with respect to the mine clearance
ensure progress toward completion proceeds in accordance with the commitments made in their extension requests and the decisions taken on their requests, and report regularly on such progress to the Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, Mine Risk Education and Mine Action Technologies and as required under Article 7 of the Convention.
Action 13: Complete implementation of Article 5 as soon as possible but not later than their extended deadlines, ensure progress toward completion proceeds in accordance with the commitments made in their extension requests and the decisions taken on their requests, and report regularly on such progress to the meetings of the Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, Mine Risk Education and Mine Action Technologies, Meetings of the States Parties and Review Conferences.
(b) The Meeting recalled the importance of the timely submission of extension requests to the overall effective functioning of the article 5 extension process and, in this context recommended that all States Parties that wish to submit requests do so no later than 31 March of the year when the request would be considered(i.e., the year prior to the State Party ' s deadline);
the Meeting noted that the accounting of the remaining mined areas contained in many extension requests would serve as a foundation for a resource mobilisation strategy
the Conference noted that the accounting of the remaining mined areas contained in many extension requests would serve as a foundation for a resource mobilisation strategy
It is essential that at the eighth Meeting, to be held in late November 2007 in Amman, Jordan, States parties that feel obliged to submit extension requests be urged to do so by March 2008, since it is likely that many States parties will not be able to destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti-personnel mines in the mined areas under their jurisdiction or control before that time.
Moreover, the decisions of the Seventh Meeting of the States Parties to establish a process for the preparation, submission and consideration of Article 5 request both underscored the advisory role of the ISU vis-à-vis requesting States Parties and established a role for the ISU to serve as a secretariat to the States Parties mandated to consider Article 5 extension requests.
Project extension requests or requests for additional funding were received from Côte d ' Ivoire(political dialogue facilitation required additional assistance following postponement of elections), the Central African Republic(inclusive political dialogue needed additional funding to conclude the process), Haiti(security reforms were delayed by pending relocation of affected communities), Kenya(community-based reconciliation required additional time and resources to scale up the process) and Burundi(political dialogue required additional funding to respond to the December 2008 agreement).
