Notifications
Submission of Credentials to attend the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body
08/11/2025
NCP GB11-023 GB-11 Credentials
I refer to Notification NCP GB11-017 and the official invitation to the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body, to be held in ...
Additional Information on Visa Support to Attend the 11th Session of the Governing Body
07/11/2025
NCP GB11-022 GB-11 Additional Information on Visa
Following on notification NCP GB11-020 regarding visa support to attend the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11), the Secretariat is pleased to inform you that is closely coordinating with Gover...
Update on the 2025 High-Level Segment (26 – 27 November 2025)
03/11/2025
NCP GB11-021 GB-11 Update on the High-Level Segment
On behalf of the Governments of the Republic of Peru and Switzerland, Co-hosts of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and A...
Updated Information on Visa Support to Attend the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body
28/10/2025
NCP GB11-020 GB-11 Updated Information on Visa
The Secretariat is pleased to inform all participants of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11) that the Information Note on Visas has been further updated in close consultation with the Government of...
Confirmation of arrangements for the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (24 – 29 November 2025, Lima, Peru)
27/10/2025
NCP GB11-019 GB-11 Confirmation of arrangements
The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) has the honour to provide an update on preparations for the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body, which wi...
Invitation to make or pledge financial contributions to the Sixth Cycle of the Benefit-sharing Fund at the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11)
23/09/2025
NCP GB11-018 BSF-6 Contributions
I have the honour to draw your attention to Resolution 3/2019, through which the Governing Body adopted the Funding Strategy of the International Treaty in order to enhance the availability, transparency, efficiency and effect...
Information about the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body - Online Registration
11/09/2025
NCP GB11-017 GB-11 Information
With reference to the Notification NCP GB11-016, I have the honour to inform you that the invitation letters for the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body, which will be held in Peru, Lima, from 24 to 29 November 2025, have been d...
Date, Place and Agenda of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
29/08/2025
NCP GB11-016 Date, Place and Agenda
With the concurrence of the Chairperson, I have the honour to notify you of the date and place of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body, which will be held in Lima, Peru, from 24 to 29 November 2025, at the Lima Conventio...
Call for Expressions of Interest to attend the Second Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights - Manila, Philippines, 16-19 September 2025
18/07/2025
NCP GB11-15- Second Global Symposium on FRs
This follows the announcement of the convening of the Second Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, to be held in Manila, the Philippines from 16 to 19 September 2025.
I therefore invite those who are interested in at...
Digital Sequence Information / Genetic Sequence Data (DSI/GSD) Invitation to submit information on activities to reduce the existing gap on capacity between developed and developing countries
09/07/2025
NCP GB11-14 -DSI submissions
I have the honour to draw your attention to Resolution 16/2023 of the Governing Body of the International Treaty, Consideration of Digital Sequence Information / Genetic Sequence Data on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agricultu...
Announcement of the Second Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights
02/06/2025
You will recall that the First Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights was held in 2023 in New Delhi, India. At its Tenth Session that same year, the Governing Body of...
Reporting on PGRFA transfers and material available in the Multilateral System
23/04/2025
The purpose of this notification is to invite Contracting Parties and other holders of plant genetic resources to provide information, as soon as possible, on germplasm that is available in...
Capacity Development Strategy of the International Treaty 2023-2030 – draft Action Plan
14/03/2025
I have the honour to draw attention to Resolution 10/2023, through which the Governing Body, among other matters, requested me to develop the draft Action Plan for the implementation of the Capacity Development Strategy, under the guidance of the Bureau and in consultation with Contracting Parties as well as relevant stakeholders, clarifying what actions the Secretariat is expected to undertake according to the applicable guiding principles.
Capacity Development Strategy of the International Treaty 2023-2030 – draft Action Plan [New deadline: 25 April 2025]
14/03/2025
I have the honour to draw attention to Resolution 10/2023, through which the Governing Body, among other matters, requested me to develop the draft Action Plan for the implementation of...
Enhancing PGRFA Collections with Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
03/02/2025
The Secretariat is pleased to offer support for assigning Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA). Assigning DOIs helps to identify what PGRFA are available in the Multilateral System (MLS), alongside other relevant non-confidential characterization and evaluation data.
Multistakeholder Survey on the State of Implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty
12/12/2024
I have the honor to draw your attention to Resolution 7/2023, through which the Governing Body requested the Secretary to carry out and finalize the assessment of the state of implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty, and present the full report to the Governing Body, in accordance with paragraph 12 of Resolution 7/2022.
Call for Funds to Support the Participation of Representatives of Developing Country Contracting Parties and of Contracting Parties with Economies in Transition in the Governing Body Session
22/11/2024
I have the honour to draw your attention to the Report of the Tenth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty (Rome, Italy, 20–24 November 2023) and the decisions contained therein. Given the heavy agenda and the important matters for consideration at the Eleventh Session, this notification invites Contracting Parties and donors to contribute to the Special Fund to support the participation of developing country Contracting Parties.
Briefing note on the voluntary inclusion of material in the Multilateral System by natural and legal persons and invitation to provide input
04/11/2024
With reference to Resolution 2/2023, Implementation and Operation of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing,1 I am pleased to inform you that the briefing note for natural and legal...
Call for comments on the revised – unedited – draft of the Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
08/08/2024
You may recall that the Tenth Session of the Governing Body thanked the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) for sharing the draft Third Report on the...
Process to enhance the functioning of the Multilateral System. Invitation to submit inputs for drafting the Co-Chairs’ negotiating text
29/04/2024
I have the pleasure to refer to the report of the eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System (Working Group)...