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10 September 2020 Excellency, Further to My Letters Dated 4 and 28 THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 10 September 2020 Excellency, Further to my letters dated 4 and 28 August 2020 pertaining to the selection of co-Chairs for the Leaders’ Dialogues for the Summit on Biodiversity, I hereby inform that I have received one nomination from the Western European and Others Group – Sweden. As per resolution A/RES/74/269 paragraph 5(c), I will select the remaining co-Chairs from the list of inscribed speakers in the Leaders Dialogues. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/269 paragraph 4(a), the opening segment of the Summit on Biodiversity will include an eminent champion of biodiversity and a youth leader, one of whom should be a representative of indigenous peoples and local communities, both to be selected, in consultation with Member States, by the President of the General Assembly. In this regard, I have the honour to inform you that Ms. Archana Soreng, an indigenous youth from India recently appointed to the United Nations Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, and HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, of the Conservation Trust, have been selected to address the General Assembly on this occasion. Please find attached herewith the preliminary list of speakers for the plenary segment, and the two Leaders’ Dialogues. As per established practice, if any delegation wishes to adjust the level of participation, the new speaker will feature at the end of the list of speakers at the adjusted level of participation. Also included in the attachment, is the waitlist of those delegations which have inscribed but due to time limitations are not guaranteed a speaking slot on 30 September 2020. All Permanent Representatives and Permanent Observers to the United Nations New York Technical requirements for the submission of pre-recorded statements are included in my letter of 25 August 2020 on Audio Video Guidelines and in the Information Note (A/INF/75/4). It is kindly requested that all pre-recorded statements be submitted four days prior to the event (i.e. by Saturday, 26 September 2020) to ensure that they can be processed in time for the event. I also reiterate that as per resolution A/RES/74/269, statements are limited to 3 minutes per delegation, or 5 minutes for those speaking on behalf of a group of States. Any pre-recorded statements which are longer than the allocated time may risk being cut short to ensure the maximum participation of speakers. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande SUMMIT ON BIODIVERSITY (30 SEPTEMBER) PLENARY SEGMENT TATEMENTS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED TO 5 MINUTES FOR GROUPS AND 3 MINUTES IN NATIONAL CAPACITY THE LIST HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED ON THAT BASIS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL THOSE INSCRIBED ARE ABLE TO SPEAK. PROVISIONAL LIST OF SPEAKERS STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF A GROUP OF STATES 1. GUYANA His Excellency MOHAMED IRFAAN ALI (ON BEHALF OF THE President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA) 2. MALAWI His Excellency LAZARUS MCCARTHY CHAKWERA (ON BEHALF OF THE President of the Republic of Malawi LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES) 3. EUROPEAN UNION Her Excellency URSULA VON DER LEYEN President of the European Commission STATEMENTS BY PARTICIPATING STATES 4. FRANCE His Excellency EMMANUEL MACRON President of the French Republic 5. SLOVAKIA Her Excellency ZUZANA ČAPUTOVA President of the Slovak Republic 6. HUNGARY His Excellency JÁNOS ÁDER President of Hungary 7. TURKEY His Excellency RECEP TAYYIP ERDOĞAN President of the Republic of Turkey 8. POLAND His Excellency ANDRZEJ DUDA President of the Republic of Poland 9. COLOMBIA His Excellency IVÁN DUQUE MARQUEZ President of the Republic of Colombia 10. PERU His Excellency MARTIN VIZCARRA 1 President of the Republic of Peru 11. SWITZERLAND Her Excellency SIMONETTA SOMMARUGA President of the Swiss Confederation 12. HONDURAS His Excellency JUAN ORLANDO HERNÁNDEZ ALVARADO President of the Republic of Honduras 13. JORDAN His Majesty ABDULLAH IL BIN AL HUSSEIN King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 14. LIECHTENSTEIN His Highness ALOIS VON UND ZU LIECHTENSTEIN Hereditary Prince and Acting Head of State of the Principality of Liechtenstein 15. AUSTRIA His Excellency ALEXANDER VAN DER BELLEN Federal President of the Republic of Austria 16. IRAQ His Excellency BARHAM SALIH President of the Republic of Iraq 17. ISRAEL His Excellency REUVEN RIVLIN President of the State of Israel 18. SRI LANKA His Excellency GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 19. MONACO His Serene Highness ALBERT II Sovereign Prince of Monaco 20. KENYA His Excellency UHURU KENYATTA President of the Republic of Kenya 21. DJIBOUTI His Excellency ISMAIL OMAR GUELLEH President of the Republic of Djibouti 22. NICARAGUA His Excellency JOSÉ DANIEL ORTEGA SAAVEDRA President of the Republic of Nicaragua 2 23. BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC His Excellency NICOLÁS MADURO MOROS OF VENEZUELA President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 24. SLOVENIA His Excellency BORUT PAHOR President of the Republic of Slovenia 25. SOUTH AFRICA His Excellency MATAMELA CYRIL RAMAPHOSA President of the Republic of South Africa 26. NIGERIA His Excellency MUHAMMADU BUHARI President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 27. KIRIBATI His Excellency TANETI MAAMAU President of the Republic of Kiribati 28. ZIMBABWE His Excellency EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA President of the Republic of Zimbabwe 29. GAMBIA His Excellency ADAMA BARROW President of the Republic of The Gambia 30. CHAD His Excellency IDRISS DÉBY ITNO President of the Republic of Chad 31. DEMOCRATIC His Excellency FÉLIX ANTOINE TSHILOMBO REPUBLIC OF THE TSHISEKEDI CONGO President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 32. COMOROS His Excellency AZALI ASSOUMANI President of the Union of the Comoros 33. BOLIVIA Her Excellency JEANINE ÁÑEZ CHAVEZ (PLURINATIONAL President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia STATE OF) 34. MARSHALL ISLANDS His Excellency DAVID KABUA President of the Republic of the Marshall 3 Islands 35. ANGOLA His Excellency JOÃO MANUEL GONÇALVES LOURENÇO President of the Republic of Angola 36. MADAGASCAR His Excellency ANDRY NIRINA RAJOELINA President of the Republic of Madagascar WAITLIST 37. AFGHANISTAN His Excellency MOHAMMAD ASHRAF GHANI President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 38. EQUATORIAL GUINEA His Excellency TEODORO OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea 39. PHILIPPINES His Excellency RODRIGO DUTERTE President of the Republic of the Philippines 40. SIERRA LEONE His Excellency JULIUS MAADA BIO President of the Republic of Sierra Leone 41. ARGENTINA His Excellency ALBERTO FERNÁNDEZ President of the Argentine Republic 42. NAURU His Excellency LIONEL ROUWEN AINGIMEA President of the Republic of Nauru 43. SEYCHELLES His Excellency DANNY FAURE President of the Republic of Seychelles 44. LEBANON His Excellency MICHEL AOUN President of the Lebanese Republic 45. ITALY His Excellency GIUSEPPE CONTE 4 President of the Council of Minister of the Republic of Italy 46. NETHERLANDS His Excellency MARK RUTTE Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 47. SAINT LUCIA His Excellency ALLEN MICHAEL CHASTANET Prime Minister of Saint Lucia 48. BHUTAN His Excellency LOTAY TSHERING Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan 49. UNITED KINGDOM OF His Excellency BORIS JOHNSON GREAT BRITAIN AND Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain NORTHERN IRELAND and Northern Ireland 50. STATE OF PALESTINE His Excellency MOHAMMAD SHTAYEH Prime Minister of the State of Palestine 51. CROATIA His Excellency ANDREJ PLENKOVIĆ Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia 52. GERMANY Her Excellency ANGELA MERKEL Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany 53. MAURITIUS His Excellency PRAVIND JUGNAUTH Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius 54. PAKISTAN His Excellency Imran Khan Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 55. MALTA His Excellency ROBERT ABELA Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta 56. DENMARK Her Excellency METTE FREDRIKSEN Prime Minister of Denmark 57. TONGA His Excellency POHIVA TU’I’ONETOA Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga 58. ALGERIA His Excellency SABRI BOUKADOUM 5 Minister of Foreign Affairs 59. MYANMAR His Excellency OHN WINN Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation 60. URUGUAY His Excellency ADRIÁN PENA Minister of Environment 61. JAPAN His Excellency SHINJIRO KOIZUMI Minister of Environment 62. RUSSIAN FEDERATION His Excellency DMITRY KOBYLKIN Minister of Natural Resources 63. ANTIGUA AND His Excellency E.P. CHET GREEN BARBUDA Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration 64. UNITED ARAB His Excellency ABDULLAH BIN MOHAMMED AL EMIRATES NUAIMI Minister of Climate Change and Environment 65. REPUBLIC OF His Excellency OLEG TULEA MOLDOVA Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration 66. HOLY SEE His Excellency PAUL RICHARD GALLAGHER Secretary for Relations with States 67. INDONESIA Her Excellency SITI NURBAYA BAKAR Minister of Environment and Forestry 68. MOROCCO His Excellency NASSER BOURITA Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates 69. BRAZIL His Excellency ERNESTO ARÁUJO Minister of Foreign Affairs 70. CYPRUS His Excellency COSTAS KADIS 6 Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment 71. KAZAKHSTAN His Excellency MAGZUM MIRZAGALIYEV Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources 72. TUNISIA His Excellency OTHMAN JERANDI Minister of Foreign Affairs 73. GUINEA His Excellency MAMADI TOURE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Living Abroad 74. NIGER
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