National communications from parties not included in annex I to the convention: Provision of financial and technical support. Activities to facilitate the provision of financial and technical support to annex I parties for the preparation of national communications. Note by the secretariat.
The present progress report covers the activities undertaken by the secretariat since the eleventh sessions of the subsidiary bodies (Bonn, 25 October to 5 November 1999). Sections II A and II B provide a short update on the preparation of national communications by non-Annex I Parties 2 . Sections II C to II I summarize the activities of the secretariat to facilitate assistance to Parties, including activities to facilitate the work of the consultative group of experts, regional workshops and expert group meetings, information exchange, training, National Communications Support Programme (NCSP) activities, and other relevant activities. Section III contains conclusions on problems, constraints, issues and lessons common to non-Annex I Parties during the preparation of their initial national communications