In this regard, please be informed that all the international events planned for March this year, which involve more than 50 participants, have been canceled or postponed. This caution also applies to the internal meetings of the UNESCO Governing Bodies, attended by the Secretariat and Permanent Delegations of the Member States to UNESCO. To date, the meetings of the Preparatory Group of the Executive Board (5 - 6 March) and the 209th session of the Executive Board (23 March - 3 April) have been indefinitely postponed.