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NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-017

Dear Madam/Sir,

In decision 15/27, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity requested the Executive Secretary to organize a peer-review process on annexes I to VI to this decision, which contains draft guidance, advice and a compilation of information on various matters related to invasive alien species. The COP also requested the Secretariat to make the outcomes of the peer review available for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, with a view to making recommendations to the COP at its sixteenth meeting (paragraph 2).

NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-018

Dear Madam/Sir,

I am pleased to invite Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and stakeholders to attend a webinar informing on the process of developing a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities, to be held on 7 March 2023, at 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Montreal time (UTC-5).

The webinar aims to clarify the rationale, objectives and methodology of the approaching negotiations for the new programme of work and possible institutional arrangements and their modus operandi on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention for indigenous peoples and local communities in the context of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. During the webinar, a summary of relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting will be presented, focusing on the peer-review process for annex II of decision 15/10 ( https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-15/cop-15-dec-10-en.pdf ), annex I of the same decision, the Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group on the new programme of work and institutional arrangements, and next steps.

The webinar will be conducted in English, with interpretation available in Spanish and French. Additional information, including the provisional agenda, can be found at this webpage: https://www.cbd.int/article/webinar-developing-new-programme-of-work-on-article-8j-7march23 . Interested participants can register by clicking here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MkVsbk1ARfmE6nRD5rDHkw .

I look forward to your active participation in the webinar and thank you for your continued support to the work of the Convention.

The text of this notification is also available on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2023/ntf-2023-018-8j-en.pdf .

NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-019

Dear Madam/Sir,

The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, at its fifteenth meeting, adopted decision 15/10 ( https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-15/cop-15-dec-10-en.pdf ) on the development of a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities. In the same decision, it also decided to establish an ad hoc technical expert group to further elaborate possible elements, tasks and actors of a new programme of work, and institutional arrangements and their modus operandi. The recommendations of the expert group will be available for the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions. The terms of reference of the expert group are contained in annex III of this decision.

NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-015

Dear Madam/Sir,

I would like to bring to your attention a note verbale addressed to all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Offices in New York, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna, the United Nations departments and bodies, specialized agencies, intergovernmental and other organizations, inviting them to nominate candidates for the position of Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, based in Montreal, Canada.

The announcement is also available, together with the terms of reference for the position, on the United Nations website at the following link: https://www.un.org/sg/en/vacancies/index.shtml . The United Nations is an equal opportunity employer and female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

All nominations and applications should include the curriculum vitae of the candidates and must be sent by e-mail to UNEP's Executive Office at unep-executiveappointments@un.org no later than 24 March 2023.

The text of this notification is also available on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2023/ntf-2023-015-ES-en.pdf .

NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-016

Dear Madam/Sir,

I am pleased to invite developing country Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations and initiatives to participate in the Sustainable Ocean Initiative workshop on ocean-related capacity building needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, to be held virtually from 24 to 28 April 2023.