00:00 I declare open the sixth meeting of the CMA.
00:07 I'd like to continue consideration of the decisions and conclusions recommended for adoption by the CMA.
00:17 I will also report back on the outcomes of the consultations undertaken by the Presidency of relevance to the CMA.
00:24 And I will report on the outcome of the consultations undertaken by the Presidency on building opportunities for youth to engage in the UNFCCC process.
00:35 The order in which the agenda items will be taken up is posted on the screen.
00:40 I invite the CMA to consider agenda item 4, first global stocktake.
00:48 At their plenary meetings on 6 December, the subsidiary bodies forwarded their work on this matter for further guidance.
00:56 I requested Her Excellency Minister Barbara Creasy and His Excellency Minister Dan Youngson to undertake further consultations on cross-cutting issues,
01:06 while Joseph Tu and Alison Campbell finalized the third iteration of the textual building blocks.
01:13 Over the last couple of days, my team and I have undertaken extensive consultations with parties on the draft decision,
01:21 and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all delegations for their engagement and guidance in this process.
01:31 I invite the CMA to adopt the draft decision entitled "Outcome of the First Global Stocktake" contained in document FCCC/PA/CMA/2023/L.17.
01:49 Hearing no objection, it is so decided.
01:54 [Applause]
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