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Secretary-General's message on International Biodiversity Day 2022
We have a fight on our hands. We are losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate and science has told us there will be consequences. Nature is our frontline defense against...
Happy Earth Day - Happy Mother Earth Day
Mother Earth Day message - April 2022 From CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero Happy Mother Earth Day to you. For many thousands of years, there have been peoples and cultures that...
Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2022 - Geneva, Switzerland
On the occasion of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Region – Coordinated by UNECE and The International Telecommunication Union CITES Secretary-General...
Secretary-General's message to the World Organisation for Animal Health, May 2022
Ivonne Higuero, CITES Secretary-General 89th General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health 23 May 2022 >>Slide 1 OIE President, Dr Hugo Federico Idoyaga Benítez; Director General, Dr Monique...
Secretary-General's Opening Statement to the 74th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
Secretary-General's Opening Statement to the 74th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee Mr Jean Patrick Le Duc, chief of delegation of France and Chair of the European Council, Mr Pierre...
CITES Secretary-General's keynote address at the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Expert Discussions on Crimes that Affect the Environment - Vienna, Austria Keynote address by Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of CITES 14 February 2022...
CITES Secretary-General's keynote address at the Financial Action Task Force High-Level Conference 2021 - Leipzig, Germany
Financial Action Task Force High-Level Conference 2021 - Leipzig, Germany Keynote address by Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of CITES 07 December 2021 Thank you, Mr. President, it’s an honour to address...
Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement (WIRE) 2021 & Debriefing of Operation Mekong Dragon III - Remarks of CITES S-G I. Higuero
Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement (WIRE) 2021 & Debriefing of Operation Mekong Dragon III Address by Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of CITES 30 November 2021 Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, It is such...
Sustainable use: a powerful tool to ensure the conservation of species of wild fauna and flora, a presentation by CITES S-G I. Higuero
Sustainable use: a powerful tool to ensure the conservation of species of wild fauna and flora, a presentation by CITES S-G I. Higuero During a virtual session of the Reverse...
2021 World Elephant Day: From Conflict to Coexistence - Remarks of CITES S-G I. Higuero
2021 World Elephant Day: From Conflict to Coexistence - Remarks of CITES S-G I. Higuero Happy World Elephant Day! For those of you who are hearing for the first time...
