1. In a communication dated 31 August 2017, the secretariat received a request to include a sub-item on the provisional agenda for the twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, endorsed by Mozambique.
2. In accordance with rule 12 of the draft rules of procedure being applied, and in agreement with the President of COP 22, this sub-item is included on the supplementary provisional agenda below as sub-item 21(a).