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UNEP 2013 Administrative Management Meeting was held on 16-19 September 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya, hosted jointly by UNEP and UNON. This biennial meeting addressed introduction of the new accounting standard, IPSAS (from January 2014), and launch of the new Enterprise Resource Planning system, Umoja (expected in summer 2014). The meeting also covered various issues of finance, legal instruments, human resources, procurement, travel policies, and others.
NOWPAP Special Monitoring and Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Activity Centre (CEARAC) organized the Expert Meeting on Marine Biodiversity and Eutrophication on 5-6 August 2013 in Toyama, Japan. Experts from NOWPAP member states (China, Korea, Japan and Russia) together with representatives from the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) and Japan Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF) participated in the meeting.
NOWPAP Data and Information Network Regional Activity Center (DINRAC) held its 11th Focal Points Meeting on 24-25 July 2013 in Beijing, China. The goals of this meeting were to review ongoing projects, discuss suggested activities for 2014-2015 and agree on the work plan and budget for the 2014-2015 biennium (to be approved by the 18th NOWPAP IGM in December 2013). Among other issues, compilation of major marine environmental data on DINRAC website and preparation of an Atlas on marine invasive species were discussed in detail (Atlas is expected to be published at the end of 2013).
As a non-country member of the East Asian Seas (EAS) Partnership Council, NOWPAP representative attended the 5th EAS Partnership Council Meeting on 9-10 July 2013 in Manila, Philippines and delivered a presentation summarizing the current NOWPAP activities contributing to the 5-year implementation plan for the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia.
NOWPAP Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre (MERRAC) held its 16th Focal Points Meeting and the 8th Competent National Authority Meeting on 17-21 June 2013 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The meeting reviewed MERRAC activities being implemented since May 2012 and discussed the work plan and budget for 2014-2015 which will be submitted for approval to the 18th NOWPAP Intergovernmental Meeting to be held in December 2013.
NOWPAP participated in the Global Gathering 2013 in Busan, Republic of Korea, displaying UNEP and NOWPAP posters, brochures, publications and promotional items to the public on 25 May 2013. This annual event with the theme of “come together, get together”, organized by the Busan Foundation for International Activities with support of Busan metropolitan city has brought diplomatic missions, international organizations, academic, cultural and social institutions based in Busan to showcase their activities for promoting international exchanges.
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