1. At its twenty-second session, the Conference of the Parties (COP) requested the secretariat to undertake a review of best practices that relate to the selection of the executive heads of relevant United Nations programmes, specialized agencies and related organizations in time for consideration at the forty-sixth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation. The review will inform options for ways to clarify the process for the selection of the Executive Secretary and the Deputy Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC.
2. This note provides relevant background information, drawing on the following resources:
(a) The Charter of the United Nations;
(b) The note by the United Nations Secretary-General on transparency in the selection and appointment of senior managers in the United Nations Secretariat;
(c) Relevant United Nations General Assembly resolutions and reports of the Secretary-General;
(d) Guidance from the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, and consultations with other United Nations entities on practices for selecting staff at the senior-most levels.