Specialized services for organizing and holding COP17 in Yerevan,  Armenia to be acquired through single- party procurement

ArmInfo.  In order to properly organize and hold the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in Yerevan, in October 2026, a specialized service for organizing and holding the Conference will be purchased from one person. The corresponding resolution was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia on August 21.

As stated in the explanatory note to the document, the Government of  the Republic of Armenia, by its Resolution No. 1039-A of July 31,  2025, approved the proposal to sign an Agreement between the  Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Secretariat of the  Convention on Biological Diversity on holding the seventeenth meeting  of the Conference of the Parties.

In July 2025, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological  Diversity addressed the Minister of Environment of the Republic of  Armenia with a request to ensure the availability of a professional  conference organizer for the proper organization of the Conference.  The organizer should be a local organization with proven experience  in organizing large conferences and events. In addition, the letter  states that the organization must be selected and fully involved in  the process by 1 September 2025, which makes it relevant to purchase  a specialized service for organizing and holding the Conference.

It is noted that in connection with the need to apply international  best practices in organizing such conferences, within the framework  of this decision, the selection of the organization providing  specialized services for organizing and holding the Conference will  be carried out by the Convention Secretariat, which will ensure  responsible and collective decision-making regarding the service  being purchased.

The cost of the services purchased is not advertised.

On October 31, 2024, during the 16th Conference of the Parties to the  UN Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Cali, Colombia,  Armenia was selected to host the 17th Conference of the Parties.

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity is one of three key  international environmental conventions aimed at regulating the  efforts of the international community to ensure environmental  sustainability, protect biological diversity, restore ecosystems and  sustainably use natural resources. The Conferences of the Parties to  the Convention are among the largest global environmental events that  take place every two years and during which participating countries  develop mechanisms for implementing the provisions of the Convention  and adopt new commitments to strengthen the protection of natural  resources. Representatives of civil society, including  representatives of non-governmental organizations, indigenous  peoples, the scientific community, women's and youth organizations,  as well as the private sector, actively participate in the work of  the Conferences.