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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 5-6 May 2026 – The National Ozone Unit (NOU) at the National Center for Environmental Compliance in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) in West Asia, organized two national consultation meetings in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 5– 6 May 2026 to support the implementation of the Montreal Protocol and strengthen the regulatory and institutional frameworks for sustainable refrigerant management in the Kingdom.

Nadi, Fiji, 3 October 2025 – Ozone Officers from 14 Pacific Island Countries (PIC) and partner agencies gathered in Nadi, Fiji, for a week-long series of meetings aimed at strengthening regional cooperation under the Montreal Protocol and the Kigali Amendment.

Dakar, Senegal, 22-26 September 2025 – National Ozone Officers from the  African countries of English and French-Speaking Networks, the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, implementing agencies, namely United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), bilateral partners (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)), the World Customs Organization,  and technical resource persons and private sector representatives attended the Joint Network Meeting of 54

Pacific Island Countries Ozone Officers Brainstormed Implementation Experiences and Developed Action Plan to Strengthen HFC Licensing and Quota System

Apia, Samoa, 4–9 September 2023 ‒ UN Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction Asia Pacific Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) team organized 1) a Network Meeting of Pacific Island Countries (PIC) National Ozone Officers (NOOs), 2) the Thematic Workshop on Nation-wide Data Collection under the Kigali Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Implementation Plan (KIP) preparation, and 3) the Twinning National Ozone Officers - Customs Workshop on ODS/HFC Trade Control and Reporting.

Malé, Republic of the Maldives, 21–25 May 2023 – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) team in Asia and the Pacific organized a Network Meeting of South Asia (SA) National Ozone Officers (NOOs) and the Twinning National Ozone and Customs Officers Workshop on Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) / Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) Trade Control and Reporting. The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology of the Maldives, H.E, Aminath Shauna, warmedy welcomed the participants to both meetings.

Bangkok, 20 October 2021 ‒ On 20 October, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), Asia and the Pacific Office organized a thematic workshop on the Digitalization of Licensing and Quota Systems for National Ozone Unit (NOU) staff and Customs Officers of South Asia (SA), Southeast Asia (SEA), and the Pacific Island Countries (PIC). 104 participants (38 female and 66 male) from 23 regional countries and representatives from Australia and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) attended the meeting.

Koror, Palau, 16 August 2019 — Besides training of enforcement officers, what other practices are effective for monitoring and enforcing national laws and regulations relating to hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and other ozone depleting substances (ODS)?