A/RES/55/81 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights can provide, upon their request, for the preparation of the reports; 6. Commends the Committee for its continuing contribution to the prevention of racial discrimination, and welcomes its relevant action thereon; 7. Encourages the Committee to continue to contribute fully to the implementation of the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and its revised Programme of Action, 7 including by continuing to cooperate and exchange information with United Nations bodies and mechanisms and intergovernmental organizations, in particular with the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and with the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, as well as with nongovernmental organizations; 8. Encourages States parties to continue to include a gender perspective in their reports to the Committee, and invites the Committee to take into account a gender perspective in the implementation of its mandate; 9. Takes note with interest of the contributions by the Committee to the preparatory process for the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, including undertaking a series of studies, making suggestions for the agenda and draft programme of action of the World Conference, and preparing an assessment of the best practices of States parties in combating racial discrimination; 10. Invites the Committee to continue to participate actively in the preparatory process for the World Conference and at the Conference itself; 11. Encourages all States, relevant United Nations bodies, international and regional organizations and non-governmental organizations to draw attention to the Convention and to the work of the Committee during the information and awareness-raising campaign for the World Conference and the International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance; II Financial situation of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial situation of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;8 2. Expresses its profound concern about the fact that a number of States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1 have still not fulfilled their financial obligations, as shown in the report of the Secretary-General, and strongly appeals to all States parties that are in arrears to fulfil their outstanding financial obligations under article 8, paragraph 6, of the Convention; 3. Strongly urges States parties to the Convention to accelerate their domestic ratification procedures with regard to the amendment to the Convention 7 8 Resolution 49/146, annex. A/55/266. 3