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
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18 November 2021
Subject: Consultation with Parties on the allocation of savings made during biennium 2020-2021 owing to the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
Dear Sir, Dear Madam,
At their online segment (26-30 July 2021), the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
respectively adopted decisions BC-15/2, RC-10/3 and SC-10/4 on the interim programmes of work and budgets for the
conventions for 2022. In these decisions, the conferences of the Parties requested the executive secretaries to the conventions
to prepare a revised proposal for the programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2022‒2023, including information on
the savings made owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and, in full consultation with the Parties, submit a proposal on the
allocation of those savings, for consideration by the conferences of the Parties at the face-to-face segment of their meetings to
take place from 6-17 June 2022.
The final savings from the 2020-2021 biennium will only be known to the Secretariats in April-May 2022, shortly before the
face-to-face segment of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties.
The Secretariats are thus inviting Parties to provide their views on the use of potential savings made owing to the COVID-19
pandemic upfront, by sending their input by 28 February 2022 to:
[email protected]. The responses from Parties
will be compiled in an information document, for consideration by the conferences of the Parties during the face-to-face
segment of their meetings in June 2022, together with information on the actual savings and a proposal from the Secretariat on
their allocation.
Should you have any queries, please contact Ms. Satu Ojaluoma (E-mail:
[email protected] and/or
[email protected]), Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
We look forward to receiving your views.
Yours sincerely,
For:
Rolph Payet Rémi Nono Womdim
Executive Secretary of the Basel, Executive Secretary of
Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions the Rotterdam Convention
To: Designated country contacts for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Permanent Representatives to the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome
Saatja: BRS Secretariat (No-Reply) <
[email protected]>
Saadetud: 29.11.2021 16:55
Teema: Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions: Invitation to submit
suggestions on the use of savings
Dear Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions,
Please find attached a letter from the Executive Secretaries of the
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions inviting you to share your
views on the use of potential savings made owing to the COVID-19
pandemic, pursuant to decisions BC-15/2, RC-10/3 and SC-10/4 on the
interim programmes of work and budgets for the conventions for 2022.
We look forward to hearing from you by 28 February 2022.
Best regards,
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions