Notification 2025-091

Dear Sir or Madam, 

Further to the notification 2025-043 of 2 April 2025, I am pleased to circulate herewith an updated list of alternate  members of the Steering Committee of the Cali Fund, established by the Conference of the Parties in Decision 16/2 (annex).

The decision provides that the Steering Committee shall be composed of fifteen members from Parties (three from each region), six members from indigenous peoples and local communities (one from each of the six sociocultural regions, one region did not send a nomination), and six observers (two from each of civil society, scientific institutions and the private sector respectively). The selection process also considers relevant experience, as well as due regard for gender balance. In the event a principal member is not available to attend a meeting of the Steering Committee, one additional nominee was selected as an alternate. Alternates for Party regions were listed in the previous notification mentioned above. At its first meeting, the Steering Committee decided each observer group would also have an alternate, these have now been selected and are listed in the enclosed list. Members of the Steering Committee from indigenous peoples and local communities decided to discuss alternates at the next meeting of the Steering Committee. Once their internal consultation has been completed, a notification will be sent to announce the additional alternates.

An in-person meeting of the Steering Committee of the Multilateral Mechanism for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, including the Cali Fund, will be held from 3 to 6 September 2025 in Bonn, Germany. The documents for the meeting will be made available on the Secretariat’s website at: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/MMDSI-SC-2025-02.

Please accept, Sir, Madam, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) Astrid Schomaker

Executive Secretary

Enclosure: List of members of the committee