lul. 20 If any of the offic.r. of the Committ•• c.a••• to ••rv. or d.clar•• hi. inability to continu••• rving •• a memb.r of the COMMitt•• or for 'Dy r •••on i. no long.r able to act a. an offlc.r, a n.w offic.r .hall b• •l.et.d for the un.xpir.d t.rm of hi. pr.dece••or. v. Duti.. of SECRETARIAT th.~.tory-G.n.ral lul. 21 1. Subj.ct to the fulfilm.nt 01 the fin.ncial obli9.tioD' und.rtak.n by Stat•• parti•• in accordanc. with articl' 18, paragraph 5, of ~h. Conv.ntion, tb. secr.tariat of the Committ.e and of .u~h .ub.idiary bodi••••••y be •• tabli.h.d by the Conwnitt•• (h.r.inaft.r r.f.rr.d to a. "th•••er.tariat") .h.ll be provid.d by the S.cr.tary-G.n.ral. 2. Subj.ct to the fulfilm.nt of the r.quirem.nt. r.f.rr.d t.o In p.rA9r.ph I of the pr••.,nt rule, the ~.cr.tary-G.n.ral .hall provide the n.c••••ry .taff ,od faciIitie. for the eff.ctiv. p.rformanc. of the function. of the COMMitt•• und.r the Conv.ntion. StatllD.nl. lul. la Th. S.cr.tary-G~n.ral or hi. r.pr•••ntativ• •hall .tt.nd .11 ••• tin9' of the Committ.e. Subj.ct to rule 31 of th••• rul•• , h. or hi. r.pr•••ntativ•••y .a~. oral or writt.n .tat.mrnt. at m••tinq. of the COMmitt•• or It• •ub.ldl.ry badl••• Slrvlclng of m'ltiDQI lul. U Th. S.cr.tary-G.neral .hall b. r••pon.ibl. for all the G.e••••ry arr.n9...nt. for m••tinql of the Committ•• and it• •ub.idiary bodl••• I •• ~ing the mllDb.rl infocm.d Bul. 2t Th. S.cr.tary-G.n.ral .hall b. r••pon.ibl. for k••ping the member. of the Committee inform.d of any que.tion. which may ~. brought b.for. it for con.id.ration. -21-