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With thanks to Norway and Switzerland for funding support, African and Eastern European countries come together online in May, to prepare for the online segment of the 2021 COPs.
Online regional preparations for the online segment of the 2021 COPs begin with the African and Eastern European meetings
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The report of the resumed session of the joint meeting of the COPs Bureaux, held online on 26 February 2021, is now available online.
Outcomes of the resumed session of the Joint Bureaux meeting are now online
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The UNEP Special Programme, open until August 2021, supports governments to implement the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions.
Funding available for projects on the sound management of chemicals and waste
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Download the two new guidance manuals, produced together with FAO’s Child Labour in Agriculture Prevention Team.
New Rotterdam Convention publications promote the protection of children from hazardous labour practices
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Read our Gender Heroes series for inspiring stories of women’s leadership on implementing at local levels the global agreements for a healthy planet.
On International Women’s Day, and everyday, BRS salutes women around the world working for the sound management of chemicals and waste
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The BRS COP Bureaux have agreed at their resumed joint meeting on 26 February 2021 to hold the Basel Convention’s COP-15, the Rotterdam Convention’s COP-10 and the Stockholm Convention’s COP-10, back-to-back in two segments: an online segment in 2021 and a face-to-face segment in 2...
BRS COP Bureaux agree on a way forward for the organization of the 2021 Triple COPs
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The Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Circular has been published 52 times and is a key mechanism for sharing information on the trade in hazardous pesticides and chemicals.
Need more information about the Rotterdam Convention’s PIC Circular? Watch the webinar recording to learn more
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Watch Rolph Payet’s video address, which focusses on the environmental dimension for building a resilient and inclusive post-pandemic world.
BRS Executive Secretary addresses the Leadership Dialogue at the 5th UN Environment Assembly, 22-23 February 2021
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Webinars cover the Basel Convention’s Plastic Waste Partnership, Small Grants Projects, & Strategic Framework Final Evaluation Report; the Rotterdam Convention’s export notification system; & outcomes from the Stockholm Convention’s POPRC-16 meeting.
Join the upcoming BRS webinars, which cover many key aspects of the three conventions’ implementation
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This days also marks the communication of 3 proposals to amend the Basel Convention in addition to the proposals to amend Annexes III to the Rotterdam Convention and to amend Annexes A, B, and/or C of the Stockholm Convention communicated on 15 December 2020.
Six months countdown to the BRS 2021 COPs starts today
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Key document on Prior Informed Consent issued for 52d time, sharing information to assist and inform Parties for better decision-making regarding pesticides and chemicals.
52d edition of the Rotterdam Convention PIC Circular now online
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Provisions under Article 6 of the Rotterdam Convention will be discussed and experiences shared on the monitoring and reporting of poisoning incidents caused by Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations.
Register now for the Rotterdam Convention Webinar on Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations (in French) on 7 December 2020 at 1500 CET
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Also available are the draft Decision Guidance Documents (DGDs) on PFOA, its salts & PFOA-related compounds, and on decaBDE, as adopted at the meeting.
Report of the Rotterdam Convention’s Chemical Review Committee’s recent meeting (CRC-16) is now online in 6 UN languages
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This Rotterdam Convention webinar, in French, takes place on 9 November 2020 at 11:00 Geneva time.
Register now for the webinar on “Bridging Guidance on Pesticide Risk Assessments”
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As established at the last Conference of Parties, the Convention’s Compliance Committee will assist individual Parties and review systemic issues of general compliance.
Historic moment as Rotterdam Convention’s Compliance Mechanism enters into force, 6 November 2020
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