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COP 25 High-level Segment information

COP 25 High-level Segment information

The high-level segment at the twenty-fifth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25), the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 15), and the second session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 2), will be held from Tuesday, 10 to Wednesday, 11 December 2019.

National statements from Heads of State and Government, statements on behalf of groups, ministers and heads of delegations will be heard following the opening of the high-level segment. The high-level segment will also hear statements by Intergovernmental and non-Governmental organizations admitted by the Conference of the Parties on Tuesday. The high-level segment will continue on Wednesday, 11 December with remaining national statements from ministers and heads of delegations.

Statements will be delivered in accordance with the time of inscription in the list of speakers, and reflecting protocol order in accordance with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, with Heads of State speaking before Heads of Government.

The preliminary list of speakers for the high-level segment includes Heads of State and Heads of Government, ministers and other heads of delegations who have been registered and confirmed to deliver a national statement. There will be one list of speakers for Parties to the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. Parties will have only one opportunity to deliver a national statement during the high-level segment. Should Parties not wish to deliver a national statement but wish to have their statement posted on the website of the UNFCCC, arrangements can be made to accommodate this. Parties are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to have their statements posted on the UNFCCC website in lieu of making a verbal delivery.

Full texts of the statements will not be circulated in hard copy in the rooms during the high-level segment. Statements delivered during the high-level segment will be uploaded and made available on the UNFCCC webpage.

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