Briefwisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en de Organisatie der Verenigde Naties voor Onderwijs, Wetenschap en Cultuur (UNESCO) betreffende de negentiende zitting van de Intergouvernementele Oceanografische Commissie (IOC) voor de "Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions" (ICG/CARIBE EWS-XIX), te Willemstad, Curaçao, van 20 tot en met 24 april 2026

UNESCO

Paris, 18 March 2026

Dear ambassador,

I have the honour to refer to the letter dated 5 February 2026 in which the Director of the Meteorological Department Curaçao (MDC), Dr. Albert Martis, informed me of MDC’s offer to host the Nineteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS XIX) (the Meeting).

I would like to warmly thank the MDC for this offer and confirm acceptance, as indicated in the reply of the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO dated 6 February 2026, on behalf of the Organization.

If, as I hope, these proposals are acceptable to you, I would be grateful if you would sign both copies of this letter and return one to me as soon as possible.

The exchange of letters shall constitute the Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, and UNESCO with respect to the Nineteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS XIX), which shall remain in force for the duration of the Meeting and for such additional period as is necessary for its winding up. The total duration of this Agreement shall not exceed one year.

Please accept, Madam Monique Van Daalen, the assurance of my highest consideration.

MOHAMED ELFARNAWANY

Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations a.i.

Madam Monique van Daalen

Permanent Delegate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to UNESCO