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Recalling decision 12/CP.15, table 2, in relation to the possible upgrading of the position of Assistant Secretary-General to Under-Secretary-General and the possible upgrading of one position from D-2 to Assistant Secretary-General level,
Taking note of the Secretary-General’s proposal to the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties made in February 2016 to upgrade the position of Executive Secretary from Assistant Secretary-General to Under-Secretary-General,
Taking note of the Secretary-General’s decision to upgrade one of the D-2 positions included in the approved staffing table to the level of Assistant Secretary-General to serve as Deputy Executive Secretary and to implement this decision once the new Executive Secretary assumes office,
1.Approves that the upgrade of the current Assistant Secretary-General position to the level of Under-Secretary-General be reflected in the approved staffing table for the biennium 2016–2017;
2.Decides that any additional costs resulting from the approval in paragraph 1 above and the upgrading of a D-2 position will be absorbed from existing resources available under the approved programme budget for the biennium 2016–2017;