16. Invites the parties to the Convention that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to consider doing so, reiterates the commitment of States parties to the Protocol to support its implementation, and stresses that this will require the full support of parties and of relevant international organizations, in particular with regard to the provision of assistance to developing countries in capacity-building for biosafety;
16. 请尚未批准或加入《卡塔赫纳生物安全议定书》的公约缔约方考虑批准或加入《议定书》，重申《议定书》缔约方支持实施《议定书》的承诺，并强调这需要各缔约方和相关国际组织全力支持，特别是向发展中国家的生物安全能力建设提供援助；