The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new webpage on the CMS Website that provides a report on the status of assessed contributions to the General Trust Fund of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) https://www.cms.int/assessed-contributions-parties. The status of contributions will be updated on the webpage monthly. It is currently in English, while French and Spanish versions will follow next month.

In addition to providing Parties with information about the status of their assessed contributions, the report also identifies Parties that have arrears of three years or more and Parties that hold seats in CMS Governing Bodies in accordance with Para.10 of UNEP/CMS/Resolution 13.2. The report further identifies Parties that have made advance payments for future year(s) as requested by Para. 5 of UNEP/CMS/Resolution 13.2.

CMS Parties are encouraged to review the status of their assessed contributions and contact the CMS Secretariat should there be any discrepancies.

To ensure that payments are promptly identified and recorded, CMS Parties are requested to appropriately reference payments made to the CMS Trust Fund. A short notification to the CMS Secretariat upon payment would be highly appreciated.

For any further information and reconciliation of records, please contact Ms. Enkhtuya Sereenen, Administrative Officer, CMS Secretariat at [email protected]