# Chile and Belgium join forces to host UN biodiversity treaty secretariat

https://mins.news/en/item/132666

- Reuters, 2026-11-06 15:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chile-belgium-join-forces-bid-host-un-biodiversity-secretariat-2026-11-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aedf7302a145b00011d7ef9

> Chile and Belgium said on Friday they had combined their bids to host the secretariat of the UN Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, proposing Valparaiso as its headquarters and Brussels as the base for the treaty’s information-exchange mechanism.

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