A/RES/59/235 12. Reiterates the invitation to all parties to pay promptly and in full the contributions required for the core budget of the Convention for the biennium 2004– 2005, and urges all parties that have not yet paid their contributions for 1999 and/or the bienniums 2000–2001 and 2002–2003 to do so as soon as possible in order to ensure continuity in the cash flow required to finance the ongoing work of the Conference of the Parties, the secretariat and the Global Mechanism; 13. Calls upon Governments, and invites multilateral financial institutions, regional development banks, regional economic integration organizations and all other interested organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to contribute generously to the General Fund, the Supplementary Fund and the Special Fund, in accordance with the relevant paragraphs of the financial rules of the Conference of the Parties, 5 and welcomes the financial support already provided by some countries; 14. Takes note of the ongoing work of the liaison group of the secretariats and offices of the relevant subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 6 the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, and the Convention on Biological Diversity, 7 and further encourages continuing cooperation in order to promote complementarities among the secretariats, while respecting their independent legal status; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on the implementation of the present resolution; 16. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixtieth session the sub-item entitled “Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa”. 75th plenary meeting 22 December 2004 _______________ 5 ICCD/COP (1)/11/Add.1 and Corr.1, decision 2/COP.1, annex, paras. 7–11. United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822. 7 Ibid., vol. 1760, No. 30619. 6 3