United
Nations |
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The
Fifteenth
Meeting of the Parties
to the Montreal Protocol
Nairobi,
Kenya, 10 - 14 Nov., 2003
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MOP
15 HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, 13 Nov. 2003
The high-level segment commenced with an opening ceremony. Delegates
then heard presentations from panels, committees and implementing
agencies. In the late afternoon, participants listened to country
statements. Outstanding agenda items were considered in the
evening.
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Opening
ceremony presentation in today's morning plenary |
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Center: Marco González, Executive Secretary of the
Ozone Secretariat
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Moody Awori, Vice-President of Kenya, urged Parties to take
note of experiences and lessons learned by developing countries
in the ODS phase-out process. |
Delegates watch the presentation of poems and songs by children
of Agakhan Nursery School, Nairobi |
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A young student recites a poem for delegates |
Chinese delegate showing the
award |
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Awards:
Rukman
Senanayake, MOP-14 President (Sri Lanka), announced that
China, Fiji, Jamaica, and Senegal
were winners of the 2003 Outstanding National Units Ozone
Award in appreciation of their work in implementing the
Montreal Protocol and protecting the ozone layer.
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Delegate from Jamaica receives the award from the MOP-14 President
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MOP-15 Rapporteur Gabriel Luluaki, Papau New Guinea
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New
President of the Bureau:
In
the late morning, delegates elected members of the MOP-15
Bureau. Libor Ambrozek (Czech Republic) was elected as MOP-15
President. Gabriel Luluaki (Papua New Guinea) was elected
as Rapporteur.
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Libor Ambrozek (Check Republic), was elected president of
the Bureau of MOP-15
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TEAP Members Left to right: Lambert Kuijpers (Holland);
José Pons Pons (Venezuela); Miguel Quintero (Columbia);
Gary Taylor; Nahum Marbun Mendoza (Mexico)
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Gardens
within the Gigiri Complex
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View of the Plenary room and MOP-15 participants |
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Listen
to the presentations of:
