Dear representatives of the UNCCD accredited civil society organizations (CSOs),
尊敬的《联合国防治荒漠化公约》（UNCCD）认可的民间社会组织（CSO）代表：
Through decision 5/COP16, Parties requested the UNCCD Executive Secretary “to facilitate the renewal of the membership of the Civil Society Organization Panel until the next Conference of the Parties starting immediately after sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties, in accordance with previous decisions.”
根据第16次缔约方大会（COP16）通过的第5/COP.16号决定，缔约方请求联合国防治荒漠化公约执行秘书：“按照此前相关决定的规定，自第十六次缔约方大会闭幕后立即启动民间社会组织专家小组（Civil Society Organization Panel）成员换届工作，并确保该小组持续运作至下一届缔约方大会召开。”
Following that request, the secretariat would like to share with you the call for nominations (see the right-hand menu) and the information related to the elections. Organizations willing to nominate representatives to serve as panel members will need to submit the documents stated in section 1 paragraph d) of the attached document. The deadline for the submission of the candidates is 18 February 2025. After that, and once the candidates have been reviewed and accepted the election process will be open from 21 February to 7 March 2025. Please share this information among your networks and come up with the best member to represent you for the next two years. Only organizations accredited to the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD can nominate candidates
根据上述要求，秘书处现向各组织发布提名通知（详见右侧菜单），并提供有关选举程序的信息。有意提名代表担任专家小组成员的组织，需提交附件文件第一部分第 d 款所列相关材料。候选人材料提交截止日期为2025年2月18日。此后，在候选人资格审核并获得确认后，选举程序将于2025年2月21日至3月7日期间开放。敬请各组织在所属网络和合作伙伴中广泛传播此项信息，并推选最能够代表贵组织利益和声音的成员，在未来两年内参与专家小组工作。仅限获得《联合国防治荒漠化公约》缔约方大会正式认可（accredited）的组织有资格提名候选人。
