Secretariat Report, Programme and Budget

The Representatives,

Recalling Measure 1 (2003) on the establishment of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty;
Recalling Decision 2 (2012) on the establishment of the open-ended Intersessional Contact Group on Financial Issues to be convened by the host country of the next Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting;
Bearing in mind the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat annexed to Decision 4 (2003);

Decide:
1. to approve the audited Financial Report for 2015/16, annexed to this Decision (Annex 1);

2. to take note of the Secretariat Report 2016/17, which includes the Provisional Financial Report for 2016/17, annexed to this Decision (Annex 2);

3. to take note of the Five Year Forward Budget Profile 2017/18-2021/22 and approve the Secretariat Programme 2017/18, including the Budget for 2017/18, annexed to this Decision (Annex 3); and

4. to invite the host country for the next Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) to request that the Executive Secretary open the ATCM forum for the open-ended Intersessional Contact Group on Financial Issues, and provide assistance to it.