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Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the round table “Biodiversity Beyond 2020: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth”, convened by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, 24 September 2020

Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 12 September 2015

Statement of Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fourth Greater Mekong Subregion Environment Ministers’ Meeting, 27 - 29 January 2015, Nyipyitaw, Myanmar

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Antalya, Turkey, 9 To 14 December 2013

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 12 September 2013

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the AMERICANA 2013, 19 March 2013, Montreal Canada

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Kick-Off Meeting for the EU BON (Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network) Project, 11 – 15 February 2013, Berlin, Germany

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) All-Hands Meeting, Asilomar, California, 3 December 2012

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Roundtable at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 21 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Special Event Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit, 15 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2011

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 2 February 2011

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Launch of the 2011 Rio Conventions Calendar, 8 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day 2010, 8-9 May 2010

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Doha, 15 March 2010

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2009

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern convention), Bern, 23-26 November 2009

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First Meeting of the Steering Committee for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity, Montreal, 29 October 2009

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Intergovernmental Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on IPBES, 5 October 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the ninth Meeting of Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions, New York City, 14 May 2009

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2008

Disaster Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 5th Annual United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation and the Launch of the Global South-South Development Expo organized by the United Nation Development Programme, New York, 17 December 2008

Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Expert Meeting on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development, Montreal, 6 November 2008.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary to the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), Changwon, Republic of Korea, 28 October - 4 November 2008

Statement from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, 6 October 2008

Intervention du Secrétaire exécutif M. Ahmed Djoghlaf à l’occasion de la Soirée francophone de l’Organisation internationale de la francophonieau Congrès mondial de la nature, 6 octobre 2008, Barcelone, Espagne

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Sixteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 5-16 May 2008

“South South Cooperation for Promoting Life on Earth” - Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of the Inaugural Session of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Personalities on the Development Platform for the South , St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, 29 April 2008

Statement by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of the 27th Meeting of the Bern Convention Standing Committee

“Global Alliance for Life on Earth” - Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at a Meeting organized at the United States Library of Congress by the Institute for Policy Innovation, Washington DC, 26 June 2007.

During this weekend, the temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Romania; as a result at least four people died. This was a stark reminder of the exceptional heat wave that engulfed Europe in August 2003, which led in a matter of days to the death of more than 22,000 people. According to ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Hague, 3-15 June 2007

It is a great pleasure and honour to address the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). As you know, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) attaches great importance to the need to ...

Biological Diversity and Cultural Diversity or the Components of Life on Earth, Address by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Westin Hotel, Ottawa March 16th, 2007.

I would like to congratulate the Canadian Commission for UNESCO on its fiftieth anniversary at the service of the ideals of peace and justice through multilateral cooperation in the key areas of culture, science and education. The celebration of this important event could not have found a better ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf at the Opening Ceremony of the 41st Meeting of the Chairmen/ Coordinators of the Group of 77 Chapters, Rome, 26 February 2007

The Group of 77 is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing states in the United Nations that provides the means for the developing countries to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and promote South-South cooperation for development. Since its establishmen ...

Message to Parliamentarians from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf for the 13th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development

On the occasion of the 13th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development, I am pleased to offer my full support to the Conference and its important objectives, such as promoting awareness and understanding among Parliamentarians regarding susta ...

Speech by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Montréal, 22 February 2007

“What you see is but a grain of mustard but, inspired by the spirit of faith of religion, it will grow and its branches will cover the Earth,” declared Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, in 1641 at the founding of the City of Montréal. Gathered here today, 366 years later, in this prestigi ...

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of World Wetlands Day

Marking the date of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and celebrated each year on 2 February, World Wetlands Day is an important event for the biodiversity family as whole and for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in particular. The Ramsar Convention is the lead partn ...

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2006

South-South cooperation has emerged as a powerful tool to enhance international cooperation for achieving sustainable development. The celebration by the international community of a United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is recognition of the importance of such cooperation aimed at com ...

Statement by the Representative of UNEP on Behalf of ohe Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Special Session of the Committee on Trade and Environment of WTO

On behalf of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, I wish to thank you for the invitation to attend this meeting. I was requested by the Executive Secretary to the Convention to convey his regrets for not being able to send a representative of the Secretariat. On behalf of t ...

Message of Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the New Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Environmental NGOs of our Planet

22 February 2006<br><i>Montreal Canada

Calling Children and Youth to Action: Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to children and youth of the world

18 February 2006<br><i>Montreal Canada

Statement by Hamdallah Zedan, the Executive Secretary of Convention on Biological Diversity to the International Conference on "Biodiversity: Science and Governance"

UNESCO, 24 – 28 January 2005

Address Delivered by Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic to the International Conference on "Biodiversity: Science and Governance"

UNESCO, 24 – 28 January 2005

The statement by Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary To the tenth session of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Statement by Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary, to the Workshop on the Application of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Methods and Tools to the Issues of Relevance to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Mr. Zedan's comments to the MA workshop underline the linkages between the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The work on Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is emphasized.