Process for appointment and renewal of the term of office of the Head of the Convention Secretariat

Overview

Sixth session
Moscow, Russian Federation,13–18 October 2014
Provisional agenda item 6.5

At its fifth session, the Conference of the Parties (COP) decided to mandate its Bureau, in consultation with the Parties, to finalize the process for appointment and renewal of the term of office of the Head of the Secretariat on a provisional basis, taking into account document FCTC/COP/5/25 and the debate during the fourth Plenary meeting of the fifth session of the COP on agenda item 8.7 (Process for appointment of the Head of the Convention Secretariat). The COP also provided a mandate to the Bureau in regard to the appointment of the next Head of the Secretariat in its decision on the role of the Role of the Bureau.

This document summarizes the actions taken by the Bureau, in accordance with the mandate provided by the COP, to finalize the process provisionally and conduct the selection. It also provides recommendations for the process in future.