- how to access the information within the country. In this sense, the Secretary conceded that the framework needed to be both ambitious and realistic, as pointed out by Belgium, and a results-based framework on such a large scale as a Convention was indeed incredibly ambitious. The results framework was not yet perfect but it would be reassessed over time. Nevertheless, it was a starting point that had reached a consensus in its attempt to improve the periodic reporting and to start understanding the actual impacts of the Convention, and not just the number of elements inscribed on a list or the activities happening at the international level. The framework would thus help States Parties understand what was actually being undertaken in their countries, which made this a very exciting undertaking that had been five years in the making, and requested by the IOS, the Committee and so on.
- 334. The Director of the Division of Creativity, Ms Jyoti Hosagrahar , added that the idea of the results framework was not only about the results obtained in the end, but also the process undertaken and that would in itself help move the country towards the implementation of the Convention. It was thus the process by which each of the questions or each of the indicators lead to answers that are in themselves a process directing the type of work undertaken. This process was thus very important in setting out the form and direction of the implementation.
- 335. The Chairperson then proceeded to the adoption of the draft resolution on a paragraph-by- paragraph basis, beginning with the adoption of the overall results framework, as it appeared in the Annex of Document 9. With no comments or objections, it was duly adopted. Paragraph 1, recalling the document and its annex, was duly adopted. Paragraph 2, thanking China for hosting and co-financing the expert meeting, was duly adopted. Paragraph 3, approving the overall results framework for the Convention, was duly adopted. Paragraph 4, with a view to revising Form ICH-10 for the submission of periodic reports and its adaptation to the overall results framework, was duly adopted. Paragraph 5, encouraging the Secretariat to continue developing guidance notes and other information materials, was duly adopted. Paragraph 6, encouraging the Secretariat to develop targets and, where possible, baselines, was duly adopted. Paragraph 7, inviting the Secretariat to develop a capacity-building approach with the necessary materials, was duly adopted. Paragraph 8, inviting States Parties to provide additional voluntary contributions to implement capacity-building activities, was duly adopted. Turning to the adoption of the resolution as a whole, the Chairperson declared Resolution 7.GA 9 adopted .
- 336. The Chairperson apologized to the Assembly for her temporary absence in the next session. The Vice-Chairperson from Serbia would chair agenda item 10.

## ITEM 10 OF THE AGENDA: REVISION OF THE OPERATIONAL DIRECTIVES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION Document: ITH/18/7.GA/10 Rev Document: ITH/17/12.COM/4 Document: ITH/18/13.COM/4 Resolution: 7.GA 10

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- 337. The Vice-Chairperson had the pleasure of introducing agenda item 10 on the revision of the Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention, which was directly linked to item 9 on the overall results framework. She invited the Secretary to present the item.
- 338. The Secretary remarked that this item continued from the previous discussion, noting that the open-ended working group in Chengdu had highlighted the need to reform the periodic reporting process to make it more useful to States Parties. It thus made a recommendation to the Committee at its twelfth session in December 2017, which endorsed the recommendation and decided to move ahead to reform the periodic reporting structure to