Port-au-Prince, le 16 septembre 2025.- À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de l’ozone, le Ministère de l’Environnement, via le Bureau national de l’ozone (BNO), a rappelé l’importance de ce bouclier vital pour la vie sur Terre. Sous le thème « 40 ans de la convention de Vienne : de la science à l’action mondiale « , les autorités et leurs partenaires internationaux ont mis en avant les progrès réalisés grâce au Protocole de Montréal et renouvelé l’engagement d’Haïti à éliminer les substances nocives.
International Ozone Day, commemorated on 16 September, provided an opportunity for the National Ozone Office to raise awareness among the Haitian population of the dangers of ozone-depleting substances.
« Cette couche filtre les rayons ultraviolets incompatibles avec la vie et demeure vitale pour l’humanité « , a rappelé Mme Marie Lourdes Maura, coordinatrice du BNO.
It welcomed the achievements of the Montreal Protocol, which resulted in the elimination of 99% of ozone-depleting substances through global cooperation involving governments, scientists and industries.
On behalf of Minister Moses Son John Peter, Director General, Ing. Agronomist Joseph Emmanuel Philippe presented ozone as « an invisible shield » It is essential for all forms of life, stressing the efforts made by Haiti since 2000, when the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol were ratified. The country has put in place a progressive plan for the elimination of harmful substances and a strictly supervised import permit system.
Speaking online, the representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Haiti, Sylvain Merlen, conveyed the message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, welcoming « exemplary global success » and calling for the continuation of this dynamic through the Kigali Amendment, which also aims at reducing greenhouse gases.
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