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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COMMUNICATION
CHANGE IN VENUE AND DATES OF THE 2023 MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE
PARTIES TO THE BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
As agreed by the meetings of the conferences of the Parties at their face-to-face segment in June 2022, the 2023
meetings of the conferences of the Parties were to take place from 8 to 19 May 2023 in the Bahamas, subject to the
satisfactory conclusion of a host country agreement between the Government of the Bahamas and the Executive
Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
Active engagement of and fruitful collaboration with the Bahamas on the development of a host country agreement
followed these decisions. The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions has however
received on 12 August 2022 a Note Verbale from the Permanent Mission of the Bahamas in Geneva informing the
Secretariat that due to capacity constraints in the national hospitality sector for the identified time period, the
Bahamas is not in a position to host the 2023 meetings of the COPs. The Bahamas therefore informed the
Secretariat with regret that the offer to host the 2023 meetings is rescinded.
The meetings will thus revert to being held at one of the seats of the Secretariat, in Geneva, Switzerland, at the
International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) from 1 to 12 May 2023, with preparatory meetings to take
place on 30 April 2023.
These arrangements are in line with rule 3 of the rules of procedure of the meetings of the conferences of the
Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions COPs respectively. This rule stipulates that meetings of
the conferences of the Parties shall take place at the seat(s) of the Secretariat, unless the conferences of the Parties
decide otherwise or other appropriate arrangements are made by the Secretariat in consultations with the Parties. In
terms of the date chosen, please note that this is the only available full two-week period taking into account other
meetings and CICG availability in 2023.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. David Ogden (
[email protected]).
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Geneva and Rome, 17 August 2022
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 and Permanent Missions to the United Nations
Environment Programme
Admitted observers at meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
conventions
Saatja: BRS Secretariat (No-Reply) <
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Saadetud: 17.08.2022 12:41
Teema: Change in venue and dates of the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
Manused: Communication_Change of date and venue of 2023 BRS COPs.pdf
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please find attached a communication from the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
conventions on the above-mentioned subject.
Best regards,
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions