Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

The 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP14) was declared on 3 June 2007 by the CITES Secretary-General, Mr Willem Wijnstekers, following the opening addresses by the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Ms Gerda Verburgafternoon, the Deputy Mayor of The Hague, Mr Rabin Baldewsingh, the Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, Mr Shafqat Kakakhel and the Chairman of the CITES Standing Committee, Mr Cristián Maquieira. The meeting is being held from 3 to 15 June 2007, at the following opening address:

World Forum Convention Center (WFCC)
10, Churchillplein
NL-2508 EA THE HAGUE
The Netherlands

Working documents, in-session documents, proposals to amend Appendices I and II and the comments from the Parties and comments and recommendations from the Secretariat on amendment proposals are available on this site. The summary reports of each session of the meeting are being put on this site as they become available.

The meeting was preceded by the seventh dialogue meeting of the African elephant range States and the 55th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee. A ministerial meeting will be organized by the host country during the course of CoP14.

Media representatives are invited to read the media accreditation procedure and the form. Please see also the media accreditation criteria of the United Nations.

MKI Travel & Conference Management Inc. (MKI) has been appointed the official travel agent for the meeting. For further information please consult MKI's website.

Tourist information about The Hague and the surrounding area can be found on the official website of the city of The Hague.

The host country has also set up a web page for the CoP14.