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BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Office Address: International Environment House 1 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy 11–13, chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel.: +39 06 5705 2061 ¦ Fax: +39 06 5705 3224 ¦ E-mail: [email protected] Postal Address: c/o Palais des Nations, 8-14, avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 8271 ¦ Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 8098 ¦ E-mail: [email protected] COMMUNICATION 2022 SEGMENT OF THE MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES TO THE BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS During their joint meeting held on 6 May 2022, the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions agreed that online participation will be allowed in the face-to-face segment of the meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 6 to 17 June 2022, taking due considerations of reported cases of COVID-19 travel and venue-related restrictions in some countries. According to that agreement, online participation will be allowed in the meetings, upon request to the Secretariat by a Party or an observer, in the following two instances: • Registered delegates of a Party or observer organization face COVID-19 restrictions that prevent any representative 1 of the Party or organization to attend the meetings in person; • A registered delegate of a Party or observer tests positive for COVID-19 upon departure, arrival or during the COPs and is thus prevented from entering the venue; and he or she is the only delegate from that particular Party or observer present in the meetings 2. Requests for online participation falling under the first instance described above need to be communicated to the Secretariat through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations in Geneva, or an official letter from the head of the organization, body or agency in the case of an observer. Such requests should be sent to the Secretariat as soon as possible, and no later than 27 May 2022, for Parties to: [email protected] and for observers to: [email protected]. Requests for online participation falling under the second instance should be communicated to the Secretariat by email at: [email protected] from the concerned delegate providing the requested information / justification. Delegates falling under either of the two above categories and participating online will have the same status as delegates participating in-person in the meetings. In addition, the bureaux agreed at their joint meeting that all other meeting participants will be provided with an online access to view the meetings, meaning that only members of their delegation participating in the meetings in person would exercise the right, as appropriate, to seek the floor, make a proposal or a motion, raise a point of order and participate in decision-making. The report of the meeting of the bureaux can be found here. Any queries related to the present communication can be addressed to the Secretariat at: [email protected]. Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Geneva, 11 May 2022 1 This does not include representatives of Permanent Missions in Geneva. 2 This does not include representatives of Permanent Missions in Geneva. Saatja: BRS Secretariat (No-Reply) <[email protected]> Saadetud: 12.05.2022 16:07 Teema: Communication: Online participation - 2022 segment of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to be held from 6 to 17 June 2022 Dear designed country contacts for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Dear admitted observers at meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Dear registered COP participants, Please find attached herewith a communication from the Secretariat regarding the 2022 segment of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to be held from 6 to 17 June 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland. Wishing you a good receipt, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions