Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention ( alpconv. org ).

* Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 a publication of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Suggestions for improvement in the operation of CITES include: more regular missions by the Secretariat ( not reserved just for high profile species ); improvement of national legislation and enforcement ; better reporting by Parties ( and the consolidation of information from all sources-NGOs, TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network and Parties ); more emphasis on enforcement-including a technical committee enforcement officer ; the development of CITES Action Plans ( akin to Biodiversity Action Plans related to the Convention on Biological Diversity ) including: designation of Scientific / Management Authorities and national enforcement strategies ; incentives for reporting and timelines for both Action Plans and reporting.

The UNFCCC is also the name of the United Nations Secretariat charged with supporting the operation of the Convention, with offices in Haus Carstanjen, Bonn, Germany.

* Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity ( 2000 ) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity: text and annexes.

* Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity ( 2004 ) Global Biosafety-From concepts to action: Decisions adopted by the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

* The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity ( United Nations Environment Programme ) maintains an information centre which as of April 2006 lists some 3000 " monographs, reports and serials ".

* Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity ( United Nations Environment Programme ), Bibliography of Journal Articles on the Convention on Biological Diversity ( March 2006 ).

Member of the Secretariat to the Irish Convention from 1917 to 1918.

# the Convention Secretariat makes a referral to the Committee, or

* Secretariat of the Framework Convention

Martin had been to Brazil and had tried using lawyers, the British Consul General in Sao Paulo, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, his local MP and the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, the Office of the Official Solicitor, the Brazilian Special Secretariat for Human Rights and attempted to make a request under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction all to no avail.

* Webpage of the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat on transportation

In order to ensure that the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) was not violated, the Secretariat of GATT was consulted during the drafting process.

Moreover, the CITES Secretariat itself is largely dependent on signatories ' offices for determinations on whether the trade in a given species is " non-detrimental.

The British government also took direct steps to counter the influence of CND, Secretary of State for Defence Michael Heseltine setting up Defence Secretariat 19 " to explain to the public the facts about the Government's policy on deterrence and multilateral disarmament ".

Stalin had managed to turn Lenin's hierarchical model on its head ; under Lenin the Party Congress and the Central Committee were the highest decision-making organs, under Stalin the Politburo, Secretariat and the Orgburo became the most important decision-making bodies.

A power struggle between Malenkov and Khrushchev began, and on 14 March Malenkov was forced to resign from the Secretariat.

In between Central Committee plenums, the Secretariat was legally empowered to make decisions on its behalf.

The Central Committee ( or the Secretariat in its behalf ) could issue nationwide decisions ; decisions on behalf of the party were transmitted from the top to the bottom.

To maximize opportunities for and participation in the Fund, the Secretariat is also seeking donations and in-kind contributions to build on the initial investment of US $ 3 million.

In 1985 Najibullah stepped down as state security minister to focus on PDPA politics ; he had been appointed to the PDPA Secretariat.

As a result he decided to have each member of the Secretariat as the head of a particular Department, meaning that the numbers of actual employees could be increased or decreased as necessary without impacting on the actual Registry.

The Secretariat, augmented through the parallel efforts of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ), aims to gain consensus through meetings and the discussion of various strategies.

The General Assembly appoints the Secretary-General of the United Nations on recommendation of the Security Council, and adopts rules governing the administration of the Secretariat.

The Headquarters and main campus of UPEACE also hosts the International Secretariat of the Earth Charter Initiative, whose stated mission is " to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.

The Council amongst others oversees the budget and cooperates with the General Secretariat on all matters related to the convention.

* Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church

The new formula for filling staff positions in the Secretariat is one of a number of recommendations made by a panel of eight in a long and detailed report.

The Secretary General of the Council is head of the General Secretariat, Uwe Corsepius since June 2011 ; previously the post holder was also the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, President of the European Defence Agency and the Western European Union.

Specific weaknesses in the text include: it does not stipulate guidelines for the ' non-detriment ' finding required of national Scientific Authorities ; non-detriment findings require copious amounts of information ; the ' household effects ' clause is often not rigid enough / specific enough to prevent CITES violations by means of this Article ( VII ); non-reporting from Parties means Secretariat monitoring is incomplete ; and it has no capacity to address domestic trade in listed species.

" Consequently, this structure for information gathering and decision making at both the national and Secretariat level is inherently biased in favor of trade over protection.

The Secretariat of the European Parliament, the Parliament's administrative body, is based in Luxembourg.

FSM is a full member of the Pacific Islands Forum, the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, the Pacific Regional Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.

The Secretariat of State is the only body of the Curia that is situated within Vatican City.

The administrative office, known as the " IUPAC Secretariat ", is located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States.

The Secretariat is the professional and general service staff of the IAEA.

The Secretariat is headed by the Director General.

The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority is facilitating these activities by creating and maintaining an ongoing list of opportunities for scientific collaboration, including research cruises, deep-sea sample analysis, and training and internship programmes.

The Secretariat is also actively seeking applications from scientists and other technical personnel from developing nations to be considered for assistance under the Fund.

The city is the seat of the ASEAN Secretariat.

It is a full member of the Pacific Islands Forum, the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, the South Pacific Tourism Organisation, the Pacific Regional Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.

The Secretariat of the European Parliament is located in Luxembourg, but the Parliament usually meets in nearby Strasbourg.

The FATF Secretariat is housed at the headquarters of the OECD in Paris.

The co-ordinating work is generally allocated to the Cabinet Secretariat which in turn acts as a nodal agency for the functioning of the various Ministries.

The Secretariat of State is the oldest dicastery in the Roman Curia, the government of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Secretariat is divided into two sections, the Section for General Affairs and the Section for Relations with States, known as the First Section and Second Section, respectively.