The International Plant Protection Convention Main Activities of the IPPC Secretariat in 2015 IPPC Secretariat, November 2015

Outline of the Presentation Governance and Strategy Standard Setting Implementation Facilitation Communication and Advocacy Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

1. Governance and Strategy A. Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-10) B. CPM Bureau C. Financial Committee (FC) D. Standards Committee (SC) E. Capacity Development Committee (CDC) F. Subsidiary Body on Dispute Settlement (SBDS) G. Strategic Planning Group (SPG)

1. Governance and Strategy: A. CPM-10  Adoption of 8 new annexes to ISPMs) and the revision of the Glossary (ISPM 5)  Approval of implementation of a pilot project on surveillance  Discussion of the Enhancement Evaluation to the IPPC Secretariat  Endorsement for development of an ePhyto hub system  Support to pursue an International Year of Plant Health in 2020 (IYPH 2020)

1. Governance and Strategy: B. CPM Bureau  In March: Preparation for CPM 10  In June: Discussion on the Enhancement Evaluation to the IPPC Secretariat, support of development of an ePhyto hub, promotion of IYPH 2020, awareness of the weak financial position of the IPPC Secretariat, and request of the IPPC Secretariat for preparation of annual work plan and budget in 2016  In October: Follow up of the Enhancement Evaluation to the IPPC Secretariat, arrangement of SPG in October, and discussion on the annual work plan and budget of the IPPC Secretariat in 2016

1. Governance and Strategy: C. Finance Committee (FC) In March: Discussion on the financial report of the IPPC Secretariat in 2014, and introduction of the practice to increase transparency and strengthen financial management of the IPPC Secretariat  In June: Awareness of the weak financial position of the IPPC Multi-donor Trust Fund, and emphases on resource mobilization. In October: Discussion on resource mobilization both for the IPPC Secretariat and IYPH 2020, and review of roles of the FC

1. Governance and Strategy: D. Standard Committee (SC) SC in May: Review of 5 draft standards with 3 approved for member consultation. The first SC-7 working group meeting: Review of member comments on the draft standard for the International movement of seed The second SC-7 working group meeting: Review and proposed adjustments to the IPPC standard setting procedure

1. Governance and Strategy: E. Capacity Develop. Com. (CDC)  The 6th meeting of CDC: Revision of the IPPC Secretariat CD work plan, review of the management of current projects , and consideration of suggestions and requests by the CPM Bureau and the CPM  The CDC review: Support to the continuation of the CDC, its business model and its role in implementation, and recommendation to elevate it to a body that covers implementation and possibly other areas

1. Governance and Strategy: F. Subsidiary Body on DS (SBDS)  In March: Discussion on the dispute avoidance and settlement activities of the SBDS and the IPPC Secretariat, and continuation of work on a number of advocacy documents and other information products  In September: Discussion on the status and progress in the IPPC Dispute Avoidance and Settlement System (DASS), and focus on the improvement of the IPPC DASS towards 2020 and its contribution to IYPH 2020

1. Governance and Strategy: G. Strategic Planning Group (SPG) IPPC towards 2020: Plant health and food security (2016), plant health and trade facilitation (2017), plant health and environmental protection (2018), plant health and capacity building (2019), and IYPH (2020) IPPC towards 2030: Matching with UN Post 2015 Development agenda (2030)

2. Standard Setting A. Work Programming B. Expert Inputs C. Consultation D. Adoption

2. Standard Setting: A. Work programme Establishment of a Service Level Agreement with FAO translation services 2020 Launching of A biennial call for topics Organization of the meeting on the Concept of a Commodity Standard

2. Standard Setting: B. Expert inputs Conduction of 4 expert consultations on draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) Organization of the meeting of the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) and review of the work programme with 27 DPs

2. Standard Setting: C. Consultation Receiving of member comments on 4 draft specifications Submission of 5 draft diagnostic protocols to member consultation, and two draft ISPMs to the substantial concerns commenting period

2. Standard Setting: D. Adoption Adoption of 8 new annexes to existing ISPM 28 and ISPM 26 Adoption of revised version of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms (ISPM 5)

3. Implementation Facilitation A. Capacity Development (CD) B. Implementation Review Support System (IRSS) C. National Reporting Obligations (NRO) D. Dispute Avoidance and Settlement System (DASS) E. Technologies and Tools

3. Implementation Facilitation A. Capacity Development (CD) Completion of old projects (Comoros, a first phase in Palestine, STDF 350) Launching of new projects (STDF 401, Moldova, MENA countries) Finalization of 4 phytosanitary-related manuals Planning of Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation training of trainers

3. Implementation Facilitation B. IR Support Systems (IRSS) Conduction of regular monitoring and evaluation activities under IRSS Planning of pilot implementation project on surveillance Preparation for both CD work plan and the integrated IRSS work plan

3. Implementation Facilitation C. National Reporting Obligations (NRO) Completion of the Year of Official Contact Point Issuing of the Monthly NRO newsletter “NROs UPDATE” Preparation of NRO Quality Control programme and NRO training materials

3. Implementation Facilitation D 3. Implementation Facilitation D. Dispute Avoidance and Settlement System (DASS) Production of a number of documents and material to support the IPPC DASS Increase in involvement of phytosanitary dispute avoidance activities working with a number of FAO divisions

3. Implementation Facilitation E. Technologies and Tools Application of the PCE tool for the projects in Comoros and Moldova Organization of 2 E-phyto steering group meetings Obtaining of E-phyto project from STDF with one million USD Preparation of the 2nd Global Symposium on E-phyto

4. Communication & Advocacy Information management B. Communication and Advocacy C. The International Year of Plant Health 2020

4. Communication & Advocacy A. Information management Launching of the redesigned IPP website (easier and more user friendly) Updating of the User and Editor Guide to the renewed IPP Maintaining of IPPC information management systems (Phytosanitary info, IRSS, e-Learning, PCE and OCS)

4. Communication & Advocacy B. Communication and Advocacy Release of the monthly IPPC Newsletter Increase in post of headline news on the IPP Website Establishment of IPPC Seminar Promotion of IYPH 2020

4. Communication & Advocacy C. The IYPH 2020 At CPM-10 in March: Finland proposed for an IYPH 2020 and CPM approved At the 39th FAO Conference in June: The Finnish delegation informed the Conference about its proposal and widely welcomed Frome time to time: The IPPC Secretariat worked closely with Finland, CPM and FAO for its promotion

5. Partnership & Res. Mobilization A. Internal Coordination B. External Partnerships C. Resource Mobilization

5. Partnership & Res. Mobilization A. Internal Coordination liaisons with FAO offices: AGDF, AGP, IAEA, EMPRESST, OCC and TCI Cooperation with RPPOs: The TC among RPPOs as the top priority for the IPPC’s presence at regional level Coordination with NPPOs: The IPPC Regional Workshop as the top priority for the IPPC’s presence at national level

5. Partnership & Res. Mobilization B. External partnerships Professional Organizations: CBD, BLG, WTO-SPS, WCO Research Organizations: CABI Resource Organizations: EC, STDF

5. Partnership & Res. Mobilization C. Resource Mobilization Establishment of the Task Force for Resource Mobilization (TFRM) Strengthening of cooperation with traditional donors Development of potential donors Planning of a series travels for RM

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