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Membership 5. The Providers’ Forum will be open to States Members of the United Nations that are or will be global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) providers. (...) Additional Member States who become GNSS service providers will be invited to join the Providers’ Forum upon consensus of the current members. (...) The Providers’ Forum may revise these terms of reference on the basis of proposals made by members and adopted by consensus. 13 A/AC.105/928 ﻊﺑﺍﺮﻟﺍ ﻖﻓﺮﳌﺍ ICG/PF/WP/DEC2008 Workplan of the Providers’ Forum In order to accomplish the objectives of the Providers’ Forum as described in the terms of reference, the members of the Providers’ Forum have agreed to pursue the following actions.

These very small-scale water providers are in fact the major water providers to the poor in very remote areas or in informal settlements. 36. (...) Further, as informal service providers tend to be unregulated, they charge prices determined by what the market will bear or by price- fixing between providers, rather than by considerations of affordability. (...) Since 2004, 118 water service providers have registered, including small-scale providers, community-based organizations and non-governmental organizations, but many providers are still unregistered.

International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers 23. Through a Swiss-led multi-stakeholder initiative, the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers came into being in November 2010. (...) For example, in one country, the company provided training to security providers due to the lack of skilled and qualified workers. (...) The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs advises its representations abroad on procurement and contracts in compliance with the Act, although the large majority of contracts with private security providers are concluded locally. A publicly available model contract for Swiss federal authorities and private security providers provides transparent guidance on the prerequisites and obligations to be fulfilled by private security providers abroad.

The working group formed to address compatibility and interoperability, to be co-led by the United States of America and the Russian Federation, will pursue the following actions: Action A1: Establish a providers forum to enhance compatibility and inter- operability among current and future global and regional space-based systems. (...) (b) Enhancement of performance of GNSS services As a unique combination of GNSS service providers and major user groups, the Committee will work to promote and coordinate activities aimed at enhancing GNSS performance, recommending system enhancements and meeting future user needs. (...) (c) Information dissemination The Committee will consider the establishment of user information centres by GNSS providers. The maintenance of a globally focused website will be a major task of these centres.

The COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting increase in demand for water and sanitation services of the highest quality, requires service providers to ensure a continuous supply of chemicals needed for water and wastewater testing and treatment. (...) Governments should ensure that water operators are considered critical service providers, who are exempt from mobility restrictions to ensure service continuity. (...) Utilities should also introduce online payment facilities, if not already available. Water service providers should increase quality assurance measures on water and wastewater treatment systems.

Service management models and service providers 22. The water sector in Portugal is organized into two main levels. (...) At the bulk level, there are 11 water service providers and 9 sanitation service providers. Under Decree-Law No. 72/2016, the service provisions at the bulk level are under the jurisdiction of the State through the multi-municipal systems. (...) In addition to the level at which the water and sanitation service providers engage, the providers are distinguished according to different management models.

A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.165 األمــم المتحـدة Distr.: Limited الجمعية العامة 30 September 2020 Arabic Original: English 141020 141020 V.20-05626

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Those levels of coverage show that service providers are capable of effectively promoting implementation of the rights to water and sanitation. (...) The Special Rapporteur was informed that there is no quality surveillance of informal water providers by the Ministry of Health, which is a cause for concern in view of the prevalence of such providers in Mexico to supplement insufficient public services. 32. (...) The Special Rapporteur ascertained that those who receive no service or poor service by their providers are those who experience the highest economic and social impact, since they are compelled to rely on expensive alternative or supplementary ways of accessing water, such as bottled water, water trucks and informal providers.

Financial sustainability of service providers 18. In order to address the financial sustainability of service providers, the reform resulted in the creation of a water asset management company, a Government-owned entity responsible for water asset management. (...) The National Water Services Commission requests providers to develop a three-year plan. It provides institutional support linked to the achievement of agreed performance indicators. (...) The informal providers play the role of monitoring water quality, not supplying water when it looks muddy or when the colour changes.