This note puts forward key outstanding issues and options to be resolved by ministers and senior officials at the high level segment of the second part of the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP). Its aim is to assist delegates in their final negotiations on a balanced package of decisions under the Buenos Aires Plan of Action. It has been prepared on the authority of the Co-Chairmen of the four negotiating groups convened by the COP, at the request of the President. The note consolidates the reports of the Co-Chairmen of the negotiating groups, which the plenary took note of at its 11th plenary meeting, and agreed to forward to the high-level segment. It seeks to draw out and streamline core political issues, eliminating duplication and presenting issues and options in a common format; it also includes some amendments proposed in plenary. The list of issues and options is not intended to be exhaustive. It should also be noted that the listing of issues and options does not reflect any particular priority, and provides no indication of the level of support enjoyed by any option