The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) jointly organized a briefing on the 9th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention).
The briefing provided an overview of the topics to be discussed and decisions to be taken by the Meeting of the Parties and main expected outcomes of the session.
The 9th session of the Meeting of the Parties will be held from 29 September to 1 October 2021 as a hybrid meeting (Geneva and virtual), organized by UNECE in cooperation with Estonia.
The briefing was attended by about 100 participants from Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva, focal points to the Water Convention, other experts representing governmental authorities, joint bodies, non-governmental as well as international organizations and other interested stakeholders.