In accordance with Rules 53 (Participation of UN and its Subsidiary Bodies) and 54 (Participation of other Observers) of the Cartagena Convention’s Rules of Procedure, the Secretariat may invite the ''United Nations, any subsidiary body thereof, or any specialized agency...any international inter-governmental or non-governmental organization, which so requests, to any meeting or conference as an observer provided that organization has a direct concern in the protection and development of the marine environment of the Wider Caribbean Region.''
At this time, the Cartagena Convention Secretariat is preparing for the following intergovernmental meetings of the Convention and its Protocols: Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee meetings of the LBS and SPAW Protocols to be held at the from 30 January - 3 February 2023, and the Conferences of Contracting Parties to the Convention, and to the LBS and SPAW Protocols which will convene 27 - 31 March 2023.
Interested organizations that wish to attend one or all of the aforementioned meetings are asked to complete the following form by Friday 18 November 2022: https://forms.office.com/r/WB67V2wDuV.
Should you have any queries, please contact us at unep-cartagenaconvention@un.org.
