terms of article 8 ICERD and articles 17 and 18 CAT. This arrangement persisted until 1992 when the treaty provisions in question were amended to allow CAT and CERD to be funded from the regular UN budget. Although these amendments are not yet in force, provisional arrangements provided for by the General Assembly in A/RES/47/111 of 16 December 1992 allow the two committees to receive regular budget funding. The Secretariat continues to report to the General Assembly biannually on the arrears of voluntary contributions from States Parties of CERD outstanding from the period before the provisional arrangements became operational. Action point New York delegates may wish to consult the table of States parties who have accepted the amendments to article 8, ICERD and articles 17 and 18, CAT to see whether their delegation has yet to communicate its acceptance to the Secretary-General. Although the provisional arrangements remain in force indefinitely, the amendments have been pending now for more than 20 years. Please refer to the following page: http://treaties.un.org/pages/Treaties.aspx?id=4&subid=A&lang=en Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Reference 2a Convention against Torture: Reference 9a Please contact the Office of Legal Affairs (Treaties Depositary) or the Treaty Bodies Focal Point in OHCHR’s New York Office for more information. For queries related to arrears of voluntary contributions, please contact the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts within the Department of Management. 07