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Fourth
Meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Ministers or
their Representatives on International Environmental Governance
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WORKING GROUP I | |
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![]() Colombia reminded the Chair that delegations could not progress beyond the mandates received from their capitals, and invited the Secretariat to seek a refinement of the advice on the legal status of the GMEF. Right photo: Colombian delegation with Klaus Töpfer, UNEP Executive Director and Minister David Anderson (CANADA) |
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![]() Canada, the EU, and Antigua and Barbuda (far right with Patrick Szell, UK) welcomed Norway's proposals on an intergovernmental panel for assessing global environmental change (UNEP/IGM/4/CRP.1), and a strategic plan of action for implementation support (UNEP/IGM/4/CRP.2). |
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WORKING GROUP II | |
![]() Chair Miyingo (right) summarized Working Group II's discussions on improved coordination and coherence between MEAs, capacity building, technology transfer and country-level coordination, and the role of the EMG. He noted that good progress had been made, and that a revised Chair's text (UNEP/IGM/4/CRP.3), based on the President's Proposals and the discussions of the working group had been agreed. |
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![]() Egypt, on behalf of the G-77/China, emphasized that back-to-back meetings are inappropriate because they are too long and draw on different constituencies at the national level. |
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WORKING GROUP ON FINANCING FOR UNEP : |
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CLOSING REMARKS: | |
![]() President Anderson reminded participants that UNEP Governing Council Decision 21/21 had established the IGM to strengthen IEG. He said the IGM had been mandated to report to the next special session of the GMEF GC, which will conduct an in-depth evaluation of IEG and come to a decision to be conveyed to the WSSD preparatory process. |
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![]() Iran (left), on behalf of the G-77/China, the EU and the US thanked the Canadian hosts, President Anderson and the Secretariat. |
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President Anderson drew
the IGM-4 meeting to a close on Saturday, 1 December, at 6:00 pm
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