Following a discussion, the Executive Committee decided:
- To take note of the reply of 27 March 2006 by the Executive Director of UNEP to the letter from the Chair dated 19 December 2005;
- To note that the P5 position provided for in decision 42/42, required for the efficient provision of the services of the Treasurer, had not been filled and that, in the absence of the P5 staff member, the functions related to that level had been performed by the Secretariat, that could become increasingly difficult taking into account the Secretariat’s limited staffing capacity;
- To continue to withhold US $100,000 pending further consultations with UNEP; and
- To request the Chair to write to the Executive Director of UNEP communicating the Executive Committee decision on the matter.