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Diary of Meetings and Events

Commonwealth Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Venue: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Dates:25-26 November

Contact: Hamish McGregor, UN, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division +64 4 439 8347

Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meet before the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Foreign Ministers will also engage with Commonwealth civil society organisations.

 

Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)

Venue: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Date: 26 November

Contact: Hamish McGregor, UN, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division +64 4 439 8347

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was established by Commonwealth Heads of Government in November 1995 to deal with serious or persistent violations of the Harare Declaration, which lays down the Commonwealth's fundamental political values. The Group is convened by the Commonwealth Secretary-General and made up of Foreign Ministers from nine countries. It currently includes the Foreign Ministers of Ghana, Malaysia, Namibia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Uganda and United Kingdom.

 

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

Venue: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Date: 27-29 November

Contact: Hamish McGregor, UN, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division +64 4 439 8347

Commonwealth Heads of Government meet to decide Commonwealth policies, initiatives and activities for the next two years, and provide a unique forum for consultation at the highest level of government.

 

6th Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Venue: Papeete, Tahiti
Dates: 7 – 11 December

Contact: Jacqui Caine, Legal Division +64 4 439 8595

The WCPFC manages the highly migratory tuna stocks of the Western and Central Pacific region. The Commission is responsible for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of highly migratory fish stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. It has a particular focus on the tuna fishery, currently estimated to be worth well over US$3 billion a year and of critical economic importance to Pacific Island Countries.

 

United Nations Climate Change Meetings – COP15/CMP5

Venue: Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates: 7 – 18 December

Contact: Renee Heal, Environment Division +64 4 439 8746

Under the 2007 Bali ‘Roadmap’, these landmark climate change meetings aim to finalise an agreement on a framework for combating climate change post-2012 (when the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period ends).  Besides new emissions reduction commitments and actions, the meeting will discuss adaptation to climate change, financing for developing countries and technology transfer.

The delegation will provide daily briefings to all New Zealanders in Copenhagen for the meetings. Such participants are encouraged to register their contact details with Renee Heal (renee.heal@mfat.govt.nz)top of page

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