UNFCC: COP30 in Belem, Brasil
UN Climate Change Conference – Belém, Brasil
10 Nov – 21 Nov 2025
COP30 is Brasil — From Brasil to the world!
COP30 UNFCCC: Timelines for the selection process for a side event and/or an exhibit
While the secretariat continues its efforts to find sufficient funding for the coordination of side events and exhibits at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 30, in order to save the time for required authorization and mergers of applications, SEORS will be open in parallel so that the secretariat can immediately start the selection process if and when sufficient resources are found. The secretariat will keep observer organizations and Parties partnering with observer organizations informed of the selection process through the SEORS webpage.
In this context, please note that the timelines for the selection process for a side event and/or an exhibit at COP 30 have been announced on our official webpage. As indicated on the website, the application period will open on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 10 am CEST, and close on Monday, 21 July 2025, 5 pm CEST. The process would not begin or would be halted if and when resources are not sufficient.
Notwithstanding, as in the past, Side Events and Exhibits Online Registration System (SEORS) will be the only channel used by the UNFCCC secretariat to receive applications for official side events and official exhibits by observer organizations, and Parties partnering with admitted observer organizations.
For further information on side events and exhibits, please consult the Side Events and Exhibits information page on the official UNFCCC website and also the Information for COP 30 Participants. In particular, you can find side events and exhibits eligibility and selection criteria on the official UNFCCC website:
Side events and exhibits eligibility criteria;
Side events and exhibits selection criteria. Please take note of our updated selection criteria, in view of the recent high number of applications and the situations where even the joint applications have to be declined and in accordance with the mandate from Parties to “continue taking administrative measures to encourage a more diverse representation of observer organizations and to consider opportunities to enhance participation of observer organizations… in particular for organizations from underrepresented regions” (FCCC/SBI/2024/13, para. 201(d)(iii).
NGO Constituency Focal Points are copied in this communication for information.
Kind regards,
Observer Relations Team
Climate Action Engagement Unit
Communications and Engagement Division
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Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
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Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
53113 Bonn, Germany
COP26 Outcomes: A Conversation from an Ethical and Human Rights Perspective
The Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights (GIF) invites you to attend a webinar on COP26 Outcomes – A Conversation from an Ethical and Human Rights Perspective
10 December 2021 (Friday), 13h00 to 14h15 CET
Link to join: COP 26 outcomes and debriefing – YouTube
Panelists:
· Mr. Vice Yu, South Centre, Loss and Damage Lead Negotiator for G77+China
· Ms. Eileen Mairena, CADP, Active Observer of the UNFCCC Green Climate Fund
· Ms. Amanda Kron, OHCHR Associate Expert on Climate Change
· Ms. Alexandra Goossens-Ishii, Soka Gakkai International and GIF
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com.
COP26 Outcomes: A Conversation from an Ethical and Human Rights Perspective
The Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights (GIF) invites you to attend a webinar on COP26 Outcomes – A Conversation from an Ethical and Human Rights Perspective
10 December 2021 (Friday), 13h00 to 14h15 CET
Link to join: COP 26 outcomes and debriefing – YouTube
Panelists:
· Mr. Vice Yu, South Centre, Loss and Damage Lead Negotiator for G77+China
· Ms. Eileen Mairena, CADP, Active Observer of the UNFCCC Green Climate Fund
· Ms. Amanda Kron, OHCHR Associate Expert on Climate Change
· Ms. Alexandra Goossens-Ishii, Soka Gakkai International and GIF
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com.
Episcopal Church events at COP26
Dear UN faith-based and civil society partners in climate action at COP26,
We hope this finds you doing well as COP26 approaches. Please find yourselves warmly invited to join our Episcopal Church events at COP26 on October 28th, November 6th and November 12th. And of course, we will be in touch with you ahead of and during COP26, and beyond.
Our Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s delegation to COP26 also would like to share with you this letter sent today to member states, their National Focal Points, the UNFCCC Secretariat and other UN partners, in the hopes that it will help you in our collective advocacy ahead of COP26.
We invite you to share your feedback and news of your own climate action at COP26, so we can advance together and learn from each other.
Peace,
Lynnaia Main | OFFICER, EPISCOPAL CHURCH REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS | Mission | The Episcopal Church
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development- Vienna, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org.
Episcopal Church events at COP26
Dear UN faith-based and civil society partners in climate action at COP26,
We hope this finds you doing well as COP26 approaches. Please find yourselves warmly invited to join our Episcopal Church events at COP26 on October 28th, November 6th and November 12th. And of course, we will be in touch with you ahead of and during COP26, and beyond.
Our Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s delegation to COP26 also would like to share with you this letter sent today to member states, their National Focal Points, the UNFCCC Secretariat and other UN partners, in the hopes that it will help you in our collective advocacy ahead of COP26.
We invite you to share your feedback and news of your own climate action at COP26, so we can advance together and learn from each other.
Peace,
Lynnaia Main | OFFICER, EPISCOPAL CHURCH REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS | Mission | The Episcopal Church
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development- Vienna, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org.
Informal Interfaith dialogue in the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue
Ahead of COP26, the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC is pleased to invite you to an Informal Interfaith dialogue in the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue. This hybrid event will include:
- Talanoa Dialogue In-person Registration (Eventbrite) & online registration (zoom)
- Prayers & Meditation for a Beneficial COP26 (by Bishop Philip Huggins, Mrs. Sarwat Tasneem & Prayer by Lindsey Fielder Cook)
For more information, check out the ILC Website or ILC Facebook / ILC Twitter, which will be updated with the Talanoa Dialogue flyer & info for registration.
The plenary and Interfaith Service will be livestreamed on Youtube & Small-group discussions via zoom registration. Register here: lutheranworld-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-GprjwsE9bnl2fvmbUTGiiDS_ErqQNN
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org.
Informal Interfaith dialogue in the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue
Ahead of COP26, the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC is pleased to invite you to an Informal Interfaith dialogue in the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue. This hybrid event will include:
- Talanoa Dialogue In-person Registration (Eventbrite) & online registration (zoom)
- Prayers & Meditation for a Beneficial COP26 (by Bishop Philip Huggins, Mrs. Sarwat Tasneem & Prayer by Lindsey Fielder Cook)
For more information, check out the ILC Website or ILC Facebook / ILC Twitter, which will be updated with the Talanoa Dialogue flyer & info for registration.
The plenary and Interfaith Service will be livestreamed on Youtube & Small-group discussions via zoom registration. Register here: lutheranworld-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-GprjwsE9bnl2fvmbUTGiiDS_ErqQNN
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org.