A/RES/51/80 Page 3 5. Commends the Committee for its contribution to the prevention of racial discrimination, including early warning measures and urgent procedures, and welcomes its relevant action thereon; 6. Encourages the Committee to contribute fully to the implementation of the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and its revised Programme of Action,4 including by the continued collaboration between the Committee and the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities; 7. Welcomes the cooperation and exchange of information between the Committee and relevant structures and mechanisms of the United Nations, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as the process of establishing liaisons with other international organizations; II Financial situation of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 8. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial situation of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;5 9. Expresses its profound concern at the fact that a number of States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination have still not fulfilled their financial obligations, as shown in the report of the Secretary-General, and strongly appeals to all States parties which are in arrears to fulfil their outstanding financial obligations under paragraph 6 of article 8 of the Convention; 10. Urges States parties to accelerate their domestic ratification procedures with regard to the amendment to the Convention regarding the financing of the Committee and expeditiously to notify the Secretary-General in writing of their agreement to the amendment, as decided upon at the Fourteenth Meeting of States Parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on 15 January 1992, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 47/111 of 16 December 1992 and further reiterated at the Sixteenth Meeting of States Parties on 16 January 1996; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure adequate financial arrangements and appropriate means to ensure the functioning of the Committee; 12. Requests the Secretary-General to invite those States parties that are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session; 13. Decides to consider at its fifty-second session, under the item entitled "Elimination of racism and racial discrimination", the report of the 4 Resolution 49/146, annex. 5 A/51/430. /...