The CGRFA 11th session officially started on June 11 with the Welcoming Remarks from Mr. Alexander Muller, Assistant Director-General of FAO’s Natural Resources and Environment Management Deaprtmet, the Exit Speech of Outgoing Commission Chairperson Eng Siang Lim, the election of the new Chairperson, and the election of the Regional Representatives. The flow of the agenda was subsequently wrapped up with the referral of the discussion on the Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPOW) to a working group with representatives from each region, and open to CSO observers.
As early as the 1st day, the Commission finished taking up two document of the agenda on animal genetic resources. It is however expected that as the agenda nears the document on the draft Interlaken document, a lot of concerns will be raised, specifically on paragraph 12. Further in the agenda, plant genetic resources, forest genetic resources, aquatic genetic resources, and micro-organisms and invertebrate genetic resources, aside from the cross-sectorial matters, will be discussed by the commission throughout the week.
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