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Fidèle Hien, Minister of the Environment and Water of Burkina Faso,
opened the high-level segment with a statement on his country's strong
environmental stance.
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Roberto Stadthagen-Vogl (Nicaragua), president of MOP-11, noted that
the hole in the ozone layer over the Southern Hemisphere is 100 times
the size of Burkina Faso.
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An exhibition of Burkinabe drumming and dancing
provided a short interlude during the high-level segment.
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UNEP Executive Director Klaus T�pfer distributed awards to the
national ozone units of Uruguay, Burkina Faso and Bahrain, and
stressed the need for continued action on ODS issues.
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Zepherin Diabre, UNDP Assistant Administrator, addressed the balancing
of human development and environmental protection.
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A second group of dancers and drummers provided an
athletic display of traditional entertainment.
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Blaise Campaor�, president of Burkina Faso, drew attention to the
linkages between environmental and development issues.
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| China registered and
objection to the presence of Taiwan as a diplomatic entity at the
opening ceremonies. |
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Delegates elected Milton Catelin
(Australia) as MOP-12 President, Fid�le Hien (Burkino Faso), Mario
Rono (Philippines) and Jiri Hlavacek (Czech Republic, left) as
MOP-12 Vice Presidents, and Roberto Stadthagen-Vogl (Nicaragua) as
Rapporteur. |
Ashley Woodcock (UK),
Co-Chair of the aerosols TOC, reported  that
technical barriers to CFC-free MDIs are being overcome. |
 Peter
Aucamp (South Africa) presented the findings of the Scientific
Assessment Panel. |
| Heinrich Kraus, Executive
Committee Co-Chair of the Multilateral Fund, presented the
committee's report. |
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Delegation statements were given in the
afternoon, with Japan urging Parties to make effective use of the
limited resources available to ensure success of the Protocol. |
| Klaus T�pfer described the
Montreal Protocol and the work of the delegates at MOP-12 during a
press conference in the afternoon. |
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Rajendra Shendre, Chief, Energy and
OzonAction Unit, guides Klaus T�pfer through his newly released
CD-ROM on the OzonAction Strategic Information
System (OASIS). The United Nations Environment Programme
Division of Technology, Industry and Economics also launched a book
entitled Patterns of Achievement: Africa and the Montreal
Protocol and nnounced a new business-to-business
web portal at www.halontrader.org |
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The high-level segment of
MOP-12 began with an opening ceremony including remarks from dignitaries and
cultural performances. Delegates also elected the Bureau for MOP-12, received reports from
the Assessment Panels, and heard statements by implementing agencies and heads of delegations.
In the afternoon, the preparatory segment reconvened briefly to address the proposed
correction to the Beijing Adjustments and financial matters.
