Notification 2019-022

Dear Madam/Sir, Reference is made to notification 2019-007, dated 29 January 2019, inviting Parties of the Anglophone Africa region to nominate a representative to take part in the Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms to be held in Pretoria, South Africa, 8-12 April 2019. Parties that have not yet done so are kindly reminded to submit their nominations as soon as possible but no later than 25 February 2019 to enable the Secretariat to finalize arrangements for the training course in a timely manner. Nominations are to be sent to the Executive Secretary via e-mail at secretariat@cbd.int or by fax at +1-514-288-6588. The official nomination letter must be accompanied by the completed attached nomination form indicating the activities in which the nominee has been involved that are relevant to biosafety and risk assessment of living modified organisms as well as the anticipated benefits of the workshop. In addition, the nomination of potentially funded delegates from Parties shall be accompanied with a duly filled HR Mini Master Request Form in Word format. Participants will be selected on the basis of their relevant expertise as well as geographical representation and gender balance. Only complete forms and nominations submitted through the Cartagena Protocol Focal Point or from the head of the organization, as appropriate, will be considered. Due to the limited availability of funds for the workshop, only nominees from eligible Parties to the Cartagena Protocol will receive financial assistance to cover the cost of travel and a daily subsistence allowance. The workshop will be conducted in English. Relevant organizations with activities in the Anglophone Africa region are also welcome to nominate representatives with practical experience in the subject matter of the workshop by completing the attached nomination form. Please note that due to space restrictions, nominations by Parties will have priority. Thank you for your continued cooperation and support towards the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points of the Anglophone Africa region, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated) and relevant organizations, cc: Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points of the Anglophone Africa region