Secretary-General's statements

Remarks by John Scanlon, Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora The Great Hall of the People, Beijing, 8 April 2011 Distinguished Minister Jia Zhibang, Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,

Brussels, Belgium, 21 March 2011 Secretary General Chairperson Distinguished delegates Ladies and Gentlemen

Rome, Italy, 1 February 2011 (Oral presentation was limited to four minutes and the main points set out below were highlighted) Chair Honourable Ministers Delegates from COFI members Observers "CITES is complementary to, rather than an alternative for, regional fisheries bodies." It is a great pleasure to be with you today at this 29th session of COFI – the first time that a Secretary-General of CITES has participated in one of your meetings, for which I thank you.

St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 22 November 2010

Paris, 19 November 2010 Mister Chair Commission officers Distinguished delegates Cooperating parties, entities or fishing entities Observers It is a great pleasure to be with you today at this 17th Special Meeting of the Commission.

Geneva, Switzerland, 10 November 2010 CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon with Minister Koichi MIZUSHIMA and Mr Masaaki YAMADA of the Japanese Mission in Geneva (Japan is president of CBD CoP10) Let me start by extending my sincere congratulations to the Government of Japan, through Minister Mizushima, for achieving a successful outcome in Nagoya. The diplomatic effort put into the meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) – both before and during the CoP - coupled with announcements of additional financial commitments, was critical.

11.00 am 28 October 2010 Intervention by the Executive Heads of the Secretariats of the: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance; Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and Convention on Migratory Species Delivered by the Secretary-General of CITES Your Excellency President of the COP, Honorable Ministers, Executive Secretary of the CBD, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen.

Museum of Natural History of the City of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland Your excellencies, Madame la Maire, distinguished CITES authorities, colleagues within and outside of the United Nations system, friends of CITES, ladies and gentleman, 2010 is an important year for many reasons.