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NEASPEC 27th Senior Officials Meeting

12 December 2024 - 13 December 2024
Beijing, China
SOM-27

NEASPEC 27th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM-27) will be organized on 12-13 December 2024, Beijing, China. 

SOM is an annual occasion to review the NEASPEC activities, discuss strengthening cooperation and formulate new initiatives. The upcoming SOM is expected to review all the progress made in 2024 and plan for 2025.

12 Dec 2024
Registration
1. Opening of the meeting
  • Opening Remarks by the secretariat 
  • Welcoming Remarks by the host government 
2. Election of officers and 3. Adoption of agenda
4. Statements by delegations of the member States, the United Nations and international organizations on issues related to sustainable development in North-East Asia
Tea Break
5. Review of programme planning and implementation
  1. Air Pollution
  2. Biodiversity and Nature Conservation
  3. Marine Protected Areas
  4. Low Carbon Cities 
  5. Desertification and Land Degradation

Short presentations to be made by the secretariat and partner institutions for each programme area, followed by interventions from delegations of member States.

Lunch
5. Review of programme planning and implementation (Cont’d)
Tea Break
5. Review of programme planning and implementation (Cont’d)
Welcome reception
13 Dec 2024
6. Review of the Core Fund and Project-based Fund

The meeting will review the state of the Core Fund and project-based funds of NEASPEC. Member States are invited to announce intended cash and/or in-kind contributions for 2025.

7. Preparation for the development of NEASPEC Strategic Plan 2026-2030

The meeting will discuss the preparation for the development of NEASPEC Strategic Plan 2026-2030.  

Venue, date, and provisional agenda of the Twenty-eighth Senior Officials Meeting (SOM-28)

The meeting will invite member State hosting the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM-28) to inform on its provisional plan for its organization. 

9. Other issues

The meeting may raise any other issues not covered under the abovementioned items.

Preparation of draft meeting report by the Secretariat
10. Adoption of the conclusions and recommendations of the Meeting/ Closing Session

The report on the meeting consists of two major parts: (i) the conclusions and recommendations, and (ii) the proceedings of the Senior Officials Meeting. The first part of the Report will be adopted by the Senior Officials Meeting, and the second part will be prepared by the secretariat after the Meeting and will be circulated to member States for review and approval.

Item 6 Review of the core fund and project-based fund
Item 7 Proposed Plan for Secretariat Support in the Development of the NEASPEC Strategic Plan 2026-2030