PLEASE ENDORSE THIS OPEN LETTER MY EMALINGThird World Network AND PASS ONTO YOUR CONTACTS IN AFRICAOR EMAIL THIS LETTER YOURSELF.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO PUSH FOR A GLOBAL TRACEABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILTY SYSTEM FOR GMOS
Open Letter
To:Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
To:President of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Malaysia)
To:Host Country of the COP and COP/MOP (Brazil)
To: Donor Countries
2 March 2006
RE: URGENT – DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN CURITIBA, BRAZIL
It has come to our attention that there may be a lack of funding for the full participation of developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the 3rd Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties of the CPB as well as the 8th Conference of the Parties of the CBD, which will take place in Curitiba, Brazil, from 13-17 March and 20-31 March 2006 respectively.
It is our understanding that this situation may mean that only delegates from least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS) will receive funding to attend these meetings in Brazil as indicated by the Executive Secretary in a letter dated 3 February 2006 (SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/50957).
We are gravely concerned with this situation, as to our knowledge, this is the first time this has happened in the history of the CBD.
The success and effectiveness of the meetings in Brazil will depend critically on the full and balanced participation of all the Parties, and decisions made by the COP and the COP/MOP need to be taken by all the Parties.
We urge you to urgently take all possible measures to remedy this situation, as the meetings begin very shortly.
Thank you for your kind attention.
Sincerely,
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