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Ref: Oz.Sec./World Ozone Day 2023                                                                   Date: 8 September 2023

Dear Parties to the Montreal Protocol and other Stakeholders,

As we fast approach World Ozone Day, I am pleased to inform you that the final assets, available in all UN languages, to help you promote and celebrate this special day, have been finalized.

The video message from UNEP’s Executive Director (English only) and the statement from the United Nations Secretary General, as well as a specially commissioned video to mark WOD 2023, are now available on our dedicated WOD 2023 website. A library of social media tiles – some animated – combined with suggested messaging for ease of use, that capture this year’s theme Montreal Protocol: fixing the ozone layer and reducing climate change can also be found there.

The entire World Ozone Day 2023 awareness raising toolkit is also available on the WOD2023 Trello board.

I hope that the tools we have developed help you to highlight and reiterate the positive impact of the Montreal Protocol on ozone layer recovery and reducing climate change. Especially emphasizing the Kigali Amendment, which through the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and improved efficiency in the cooling sector, will provide additional climate mitigation benefits.

Since my last message on World Ozone Day, climate records have been broken, with unprecedented wildfires and floods raging. We need universal ratification and implementation of the Amendment more than ever. Let us use this World Ozone Day to actively promote the Kigali Amendment and reach universal ratification.

As you prepare for your events, please share any information on your planned commemoration of World Ozone Day 2023 with our Communications and Information Officer stephanie.haysmith@un.org to be featured on our website and social media channels (InstagramX (formerly Twitter), Facebook and LinkedIn). When posting on your social media channels be sure to tag the Secretariat @UNEPozone and use #WorldOzone.

Let me take this opportunity to wish you all a successful and happy World Ozone Day 2023!

Yours sincerely,

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Megumi Seki Nakamura
Executive Secretary
Ozone Secretariat

UN Environment Programme
P.O.Box 30552-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: +254 20 762 3611
Email: meg.seki@un.org
Website:  http://ozone.unep.org 

Ref:  Oz.Sec./Decisions XIV/7, XXXI/3 and XXXIV/8                                                                                                   29 August 2023

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Ozone Secretariat is pleased to attach herein, for your kind attention, a letter from the Executive Secretary, with regard to decisions XIV/7, XXXI/3 and XXXIV/8 - Cases of illegal trade in controlled substances and prevention of illegal production, import, export and consumption.

 

Yours sincerely,

Ozone Secretariat 

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100) 
Nairobi, Kenya 
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611 
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org 
http://.ozone.unep.org

Ref:  Oz.Sec./Decisions XIV/7, XXXI/3 and XXXIV/8                                                                                                  Le 29 août 2023

Madame/Monsieur,

Le Secrétariat de l'ozone a le plaisir d'attacher, à votre attention, une lettre de Secrétaire exécutive concernant les décisions XIV/7, XXXI/3 et XXXIV/8 - Cas de commerce illicite de substances réglementées et prévention de la production, de l'importation, de l'exportation et de la consommation illicites.
 
Cordialement,
Secrétariat de l'ozone

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100) 
Nairobi, Kenya 
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611 
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org 
http://.ozone.unep.org

Ref:  Oz.Sec./Decisions XIV/7, XXXI/3 and XXXIV/8                                                                                                   29 de agosto de 2023

Estimado Señor, Estimada Señora:

La Secretaría del Ozono se complace en adjuntar a la presente comunicación, para su atención, una carta de la Secretaria Ejecutiva, en relación con las decisiones XIV/7, XXXI/3 y XXXIV/8 - Casos de comercio ilícito de sustancias controladas y prevención de la producción, importación, exportación y consumo ilícitos.

Atentamente,

Secretaría del Ozono


UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100) 
Nairobi, Kenya 
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611 
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org 
http://.ozone.unep.org

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please find attached the invitation for the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to be held from 23 to 27 October 2023 and the workshop on energy efficiency to be held on 22 October 2023.

Using the exclusive link provided below for your delegation, please nominate your representatives to the meetings as soon as possible.

 

Please note that Firefox and Chrome are the preferred browsers for the registration system. The step-by-step guide on the system is available here. The system already contains information on delegates who have attended previous Montreal Protocol meetings. Please update the existing information as necessary and pre-register. New delegates are required to enter the necessary information afresh. Please ensureproviding a valid email address for each of your representatives.

Yours sincerely,

Ozone Secretariat
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org

http://ozone.unep.org

Français

Objet: Trente-cinquième réunion des parties au protocole de Montréal et l’atelier sur l'efficacité énergétique, 22 au 27 octobre 2023, Nairobi

Madame, Monsieur,

Veuillez trouver ci-joint l'invitation à la Trente-cinquième réunion des parties au protocole de Montréal relatif à des substances qui appauvrissent la couche d'ozone qui aura lieu du 23 au 27 octobre 2023, et à l’atelier sur l'efficacité énergétique qui aura lieu le 22 octobre 2023.

En utilisant le lien exclusif fourni ci-dessous pour votre délégation, veuillez nommer vos représentants aux réunions dès que possible.

Veuillez noter que Firefox et Chrome sont les navigateurs recommandés pour le système d’inscription. Le guide étape par étape concernant le système est disponible ici. Le système contient déjà des informations sur les délégués qui ont participé aux précédentes réunions du Protocole de Montréal. Veuillez mettre à jour les informations existantes si nécessaire et vous préinscrire. Les nouveaux délégués doivent saisir les informations requises. Veuillez vous assurer de fournir une adresse électronique valide pour chacun de vos représentants.

Cordialement,

Secrétariat de l'Ozone

mea-ozoneinfo@un.org
http://ozone.unep.org

Español

Asunto: La 35ª Reunión de las Partes en el Protocolo de Montreal y el taller sobre eficiencia energética, 22 al 27 de octubre de 2023

Estimado Sr./Estimada Sra:

Sírvase encontrar adjunta la invitación para la 35ª Reunión de las Partes en el Protocolo de Montreal relativo a las sustancias que agotan la capa de ozono que se celebrará del 23 al 27 de octubre de 2023, y al taller sobre eficiencia energética, que se celebrará el 22 de octubre de 2023.

Utilizando el enlace exclusivo que se facilita a continuación para su delegación, le rogamos que designe a sus representantes para las reuniones lo antes posible.

Tenga en cuenta que Firefox y Chrome son los navegadores recomendados para el sistema de preinscripción. La guía paso a paso sobre el sistema está disponible en este enlace. El sistema ya contiene información sobre los delegados que han asistido a reuniones anteriores del Protocolo de Montreal. Por favor, actualice la información existente según sea necesario y preinscríbase. Los nuevos delegados deberán introducir la información requerida. Por favor, asegúrese de proporcionar una dirección de correo electrónico válida para cada uno de sus representantes.

Atentamente,

Secretaría del Ozono

mea-ozoneinfo@un.org
http://ozone.unep.org

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please find attached the invitation for the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to be held from 23 to 27 October 2023 and the workshop on energy efficiency to be held on 22 October 2023.

Using the exclusive link provided below for your delegation, please nominate your representatives to the meetings as soon as possible.

 

Please note that Firefox and Chrome are the preferred browsers for the registration system. The step-by-step guide on the system is available here. The system already contains information on delegates who have attended previous Montreal Protocol meetings. Please update the existing information as necessary and pre-register. New delegates are required to enter the necessary information afresh. Please ensure providing a valid email address for each of your representatives.

Yours sincerely,

Ozone Secretariat
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org

http://ozone.unep.org

Ref:  Oz.Sec./Decision XXXIV/3/Request for Information                                                                                                    27 June 2023

With reference to decision XXXIV/3, adopted by the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, allow me to draw your attention to paragraph 4 of the decision, which requests the Ozone Secretariat to:

(a) organize a one-day workshop in 2023, back to back with the Meeting of the Parties, to share information, experiences and lessons learned, and assess challenges related to ways of improving availability and accessibility of energy-efficient equipment and equipment using low- or zero-global-warming-potential (GWP) alternatives during the implementation of the Kigali Amendment; and

(b) prepare a report of existing policies addressing the interlinkages between phasing down HFCs and enhancing energy efficiency.

The report by the Secretariat will feature an integrated approach to addressing the energy efficiency aspects of the refrigerant transition and HFC phase-down and include information about various policies implemented around the world, aiming to share lessons learned and address challenges related to the availability and accessibility of energy-efficient equipment with low- or zero-GWP refrigerants. The report will serve as a background document for a one-day workshop scheduled to be held in Nairobi on 22 October 2023.

In this regard, we would appreciate it if you could share any information you may find pertinent under paragraph 4(b) of decision XXXIV/3, focusing on policies that address energy efficiency and transition to low and zero-GWP alternatives in the sectors using HFCs and other substances controlled under the Montreal Protocol.

The Ozone Secretariat would be grateful if any such information could be sent to Liazzat Rabbiosi (rabbiosi@un.org), with a copy to mea-ozoneinfo@un.org, by 28 July 2023 if possible, to enable timely preparation of the report. 

Yours sincerely, 

Megumi Seki Nakamura
Executive Secretary
Ozone Secretariat

UN Environment Programme
P.O.Box 30552-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: +254 20 762 3452
Email: meg.seki@un.org
Website:  http://ozone.unep.org 

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Until 2016, WMO, in collaboration with the European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit, published periodic Arctic and Antarctic Ozone Bulletins. They contained information and updates on the development of the ozone layer over the course of the year and were targeted at WMO Members who operate atmospheric monitoring stations and satellites to observe ozone and related parameters globally.

After seven years of interruption, the WMO/Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Ozone and UV Bulletin 2023 is launched!

Ref: Oz.Sec./World Ozone Day 2023                                                                    Date: 23 May 2023

Dear Parties to the Montreal Protocol and other Stakeholders,

I am pleased to confirm the theme for this year’s World Ozone Day on 16 September.  It is:

Montreal Protocol: fixing the ozone layer and reducing climate change

This year’s theme aims to highlight and reiterate the positive impact of the Montreal Protocol on ozone layer recovery and reducing climate change, especially through the Kigali Amendment, which phases down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a group of strong greenhouse gases.

With universal ratification and full implementation of the Kigali Amendment, the avoided warming by 2100 is estimated to be up to 0.5º C. Combined with energy efficiency measures while phasing down HFCs, these gains could potentially double.

Our planet is heating up. Average temperatures are soaring and with it the demand for cooling. This could also increase the amount of HFCs being used and emitted. Universal ratification and implementation of the Amendment to phase down HFCs from cooling systems and make them more sustainable is a critical climate warming mitigation tool. 

With the theme visualized in the posters, we are inviting all parties to join the celebration of World Ozone Day and use the assets created to raise awareness among the public on the important work of the Montreal Protocol to safeguard us and the planet.

As always, the World Ozone Day theme and taglines are available in all the six official UN languages on the WOD 2023 website.

To further support your World Ozone Day communication activities, the Secretariat will also develop a comprehensive social media pack in all the six official UN languages along with additional materials such as the video message from UNEP’s Executive Director, which will be made available for further dissemination nearer to World Ozone Day 2023 here

As you prepare for your events, we would also be pleased to receive any information on your planned commemoration of World Ozone Day 2023 to be featured on our website and social media channels (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn)

As in-person events again are the norm, the Secretariat is pleased to provide limited financial assistance to selected developing countries to contribute towards organizing their national activities to commemorate the day. The Secretariat invites interested parties to submit their plans of celebration activities, including a planned budget, and requests for assistance by Friday, 30 June 2023. Kindly send them to the Secretariat at mea-ozoneinfo@un.org with a copy to stephanie.haysmith@un.org

As in previous years, the United Nations Secretary-General’s message for World Ozone Day will be shared prior to the day.

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat for any clarification or further information you may require at mea.ozoneinfo@un.org or stephanie.haysmith@un.org

Yours sincerely

Megumi Seki Nakamura
Executive Secretary
Ozone Secretariat

UN Environment Programme
P.O.Box 30552-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: +254 20 762 3452
Email: meg.seki@un.org
Website:  http://ozone.unep.org 

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Ref:  Oz.Sec/MP Adustment/Amendment-Cuba                                                            22 April 2023

Dear Sir/Madam,

Pursuant to paragraph 9 of Article 2 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the Ozone Secretariat is circulating a proposal submitted by Cuba to adjust the Montreal Protocol.

The text of the adjustments is being circulated as received without formal editing and has been posted on the OEWG45 and MOP35meeting portals for the information of the parties to the Protocol. Translated text of the adjustments in other official languages of the United Nations will be posted on the meeting portals as soon as they become available.

Sincerely,

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Ozone Secretariat  

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)  
Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611  
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org  
www.ozone.unep.org