The purpose of this notification is to provide an update on ongoing consultations in support of the process to enhance the functioning of the Multilateral System and to solicit input from Contracting Parties and stakeholder groups, as a contribution to...

I have the honour to draw your attention to Resolution 4/2017, Operations of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing, by which the Governing Body decided to undertake the reviews and assessments foreseen under Articles 11.4 and 13.2(d)(ii)...

I have the honour to draw your attention to the outcomes of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Farmers’ Rights, held from 11-14 September 2018 and to further actions required to prepare for the second...

I have the honour to draw your attention to Resolution 13/2017 of the Governing Body of the International Treaty, on the Multi-Year Programme of Work of the Governing Body (MYPoW). By the said Resolution, the Governing Body decided, inter alia, to...

You will recall that in July 2018, the Secretariat issued the notification GB8-07 inviting National Focal Points of the International Treaty to submit information on bilateral programmes that are supporting the implementation of the International Treaty, as well as on...