Letter sent to Ambassador Vayas Valdivieso and Executive Secretary Mathur-Filipp on behalf of the Scientists’ Coalition, requesting clarification on the composition and the procedure for participation in the ad hoc intersessional open-ended expert groups, dated 21st May 2024.
Read and download the letter in English here: 240521_SciCoa_letter on intersessional work
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Letter to the Chair and the INC Secretariat regarding intersessional work
Letter sent to Ambassador Vayas Valdivieso and Executive Secretary Mathur-Filipp on behalf of the Scientists’ Coalition, requesting clarification on the composition and the procedure for participation in the ad hoc intersessional open-ended expert groups, dated 21st May 2024.
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