In a communication dated 1 April 2011, New Zealand on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and Switzerland requested the secretariat to include an item on the provisional agenda of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) at its fourteenth session. In accordance with rule 12 of the draft rules of procedure being applied, and in agreement with the Chair, this item is included on the supplementary provisional agenda below as item 17(d)