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
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05 April 2022
Subject: Invitation to the High-level Segment of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, 1 June 2022
Excellency,
We have the honour to invite your country to nominate one or more ministers responsible for the
implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to participate in the High-level
Segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth
meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention and the tenth meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, to be held at the Stockholmsmässan in
Stockholm (Älvsjö), Sweden, on 1 June 2022, in connection with the Stockholm+50 international
meeting.
Please note that the online segment of the meetings took place from 26 to 30 July 2021, and the face-
to face segment of the meetings will be held the week after the high-level segment, from 6 to 17 June
2022, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Addressee (to be disseminated by the respective
Permanent Mission to the United Nations):
H.E. Ms. Eva-Maria Liimets
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Tallinn
Estonia
CC: Official Contact Points for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions;
Permanent Representatives to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in
Rome; and
Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva
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As a high number of ministers and other high-level representatives are expected to participate in the
Stockholm+50 international meeting, organizing the High-level Segment of the meetings of the
conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in connection with the
Stockholm+50 international meeting will provide opportunities for optimizing the travelling time of
ministers, showcasing the contributions by the conventions to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and highlighting the key role the conventions play in addressing the Earth’s triple
planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollutioni.
Under the theme “Global Agreements for a Healthy Planet: Sound management of chemicals and
waste” the High-level Segment will address how the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
contribute to tackle the triple planetary environmental crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change and
pollution.
Ministers and other high-level representatives wishing to attend the High-level Segment are requested
to register by sending the attached registration form to the Secretariat at the address below no later
than Friday, 22 April 2022. Please kindly note that the minister(s) wishing to participate in the High-
level Segment will need to be registered to the Stockholm+50 international meeting.
The working languages of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties, including the High-level
segment, will be Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. Further information on the
High-Level Segment as well as the face-to-face segment of the meetings is available online on the
conventions’ website: http://www.brsmeas.org/20212022COPs.
Assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition
Depending on the availability of funds, financial assistance to help defray the cost of one minister to
attend the High-Level Segment will be made available to developing countries and countries with
economies in transition that are a Party to at least one of the three conventions.
Requests for financial assistance to participate in the High-level Segment should be communicated to
the Secretariat at the address below by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Permanent Mission of
your country to the United Nations Office at Geneva, using the attached registration form, and should
be received no later than 22 April 2022. Please note that requests for financial assistance must be
processed by the Secretariat with sufficient time in advance of the segment to allow time for ministers
to apply for visas. For this reason, it will not be possible for the Secretariat to consider requests for
financial assistance or to accommodate new designations or changes in the designation of ministers
after the 22 April 2022 deadline.
In allocating funding to facilitate the participation of Parties in the High-level Segment, the Secretariat
will apply the procedure adopted by the conferences of the Parties for that purpose (decisions BC-
10/28, RC-5/1 and SC-5/2, respectively) and act in accordance with United Nations rules and
procedures.
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Address for submission of registration forms, including requests for financial assistance
Please submit, your registration form, together with any request for financial assistance to the
following address:
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. Dan Dar-Ziv
International Environment House I
11-13 chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine
Switzerland
Tel.: + 41 (0) 22 917 8297
E-mail:
[email protected]
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of our highest consideration.
Rolph Payet Rémi Nono Womdim
Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam Executive Secretary of the Rotterdam
and Stockholm Conventions Convention
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REGISTRATION FORM HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT of the Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm convent ions ( BC COP-1 5 , RC COP- 10 , SC COP- 10 ) Stockholm , Sw eden , 1 June 20 22 TO BE COMPLETED BY EACH PARTICIPANT Please type or print clearly (do not use abbreviations) and return the completed form by Friday, 22 April 20 22 to: Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), M r . Dan Dar-Ziv , International Environment House I (IEH-I), 11–13 chemin des Anémones, CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland . Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 8297 ; E-mail:
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Teema: ESTONIA / Invitation to the High-level segment of the meetings of
the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
Conventions, 1 June 2022
To: H.E. the Minister of Foreign Affairs through the Permanent Mission of
Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva.
Excellency,
Please find attached the invitation letter and attachments regarding the
High-level Segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of
the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention and the tenth meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention to be held in
Stockholm Sweden, on 1 June 2022, in connection with the Stockholm+50
international meeting.
Please note that the online segment of the meetings took place from 26 to
30 July 2021, and the face-to face segment of the meetings will be held
the week after the high-level segment, from 6 to 17 June 2022, in Geneva,
Switzerland.
The Secretariat seeks the kind assistance of the permanent missions in
disseminating the enclosed letter to their ministers of foreign affairs
as they deem appropriate.
The names and contact information of the designated Minister(s) and
other high-level representatives should be communicated to the
Secretariat by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Permanent Mission
of your country to the United Nations in Geneva, using the attached
registration form to the Secretariat no later than Friday, 22 April 2022.
Please kindly note that the minister(s) and other high-level
representatives wishing to participate in the High-level Segment will
need to also be registered as part of their countrys delegation to the
Stockholm+50 international meeting.
Please note that registration forms will not be processed by the
Secretariat if they are not accompanied by an official nomination letter
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the Permanent
Mission of your country to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
The Secretariat sincerely thanks in advance the cooperation of the
Permanent Missions in disseminating the enclosed letter to their
ministers of foreign affairs.
Yours sincerely,
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions