A/RES/50/137 Page 2 Concerned that the amendment to the Convention regarding the financing of the Committee, 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 3/ and endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 47/111 of 16 December 1992, has not yet entered into force, Welcoming efforts of the Secretary-General to ensure interim financial arrangements for the financing of the expenses incurred by the Committee, Stressing the importance of enabling the Committee to function smoothly and to have all necessary facilities for the effective performance of its functions under the Convention, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financial situation of the Committee, 4/ 1. Commends the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for its work with regard to the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination 5/ and its contribution to the preparation for the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination; 2. Encourages the Committee to contribute fully to the implementation of the Third Decade and its revised Programme of Action, 6/ including by the continued collaboration and flow of information between the Committee and the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; 7/ 3. Welcomes the cooperation and exchange of information between the Committee and the relevant structures and mechanisms of the United Nations, such as meetings held with the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 8/ and encourages their continuation in the future, including with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; 4. Encourages the use of innovatory procedures by the Committee for reviewing the implementation of the Convention in States whose reports are overdue and the formulating of concluding observations on reports of States parties to the Convention; 3/ See A/49/499, annex I. 4/ A/50/467. 5/ Resolution 38/14, annex. 6/ Resolution 49/146, annex. 7/ See A/50/18, chap. VIII. 8/ Ibid., chap. I, para. 13. /...