Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 - The Intersessional Process

The fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4), through resolution IV/4, initiated an intersessional process to prepare recommendations regarding the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020.

ICCM4 agreed that the intersessional process should be open to all stakeholders and include, in principle, two meetings before the third meeting of the SAICM Open-ended Working Group and one meeting between the third meeting of the SAICM Open-ended Working Group and the fifth session of the ICCM (scheduled for 2020).

In supporting the intersessional process, ICCM4 requested the secretariat, subject to the availability of resources, to contract an independent evaluation of the Strategic Approach for 2006-2015 in accordance with the terms of reference set out in the annex to resolution IV/4. The aim of the evaluation is to provide information to enable the intersessional process to develop recommendations and to enable the ICCM at its fifth session to take an informed decision on future arrangements for the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020.

Governments and other stakeholders in a position to do so are encouraged to contribute financial and other resources to enable the secretariat to perform its mandated functions. All potential donors are invited to consider ways in which they might support these efforts.

Intersessional Process Meetings

[Postponed] IP4 - Fourth meeting of the Intersessional Process considering the Strategic Approach and sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020

IP3 - Third meeting of the Intersessional Process for considering SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 - Bangkok, Thailand, 1-4 October 2019

IP2 - Second meeting of the Intersessional Process for considering SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 - Stockholm, Sweden 13-15 March 2018

IP1 - First meeting of the Intersessional Process for considering SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 - Brasilia, Brazil, 7-9 February 2017

Background Documents (documents requested in resolution ICCM4/4)

Paragraph 11* of the ICCM resolution IV/4 requests the secretariat to make available, a number of documents for the intersessional process considering the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020.

Overall Orientation and Guidance for Achieving the 2020 Goal

Report of the International Conference on Chemicals Management at its fourth session

United Nations Environment Assembly I resolution related to chemicals and waste

United Nations Environment Assembly II resolution related to chemicals and waste

United Nations Environment Assembly III resolution related to environment and health
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United Nations Environment Assembly IV resolution related to the sound management of chemicals and waste
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World Health Assembly Resolution 69.4 The role of the health sector in SAICM towards the 2020 goal and beyond
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World Health Statistics 2016: Monitoring Health for the SDGs: Indicator 3.9.3 Mortality rate due to unintentional poisoning

Strategy for strengthening the engagement of the health sector in the implementation of the Strategic Approach

WHO report: The public health impact of chemicals: Knowns and unknowns
Data addendum for 2016

Global Chemicals Outlook II: From Legacies to Innovative Solutions – Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Global Waste Management Outlook

The Cost of Inaction

WHO Chemicals Road Map - World Health Assembly 2017
WHO Chemicals Road Map Workbook - World Health Assembly 2017
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Reference Documents (additional documents suggested by the bureau and provided by SAICM stakeholders)

The ICCM5 Bureau at its second meeting in Sao Paulo in December 2016, asked the secretariat to provide the following documents as reference documents in preparation for the first meeting of the intersessional process considering the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020.

Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

ILO Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all

ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Chapter 6 Health and Environment - OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050: The Consequences of Inaction

ICCA-UNEP Workshop on Role of Chemistry in Achieving Sustainable Development, 11-13 September 2016 - Outcome document

Global Gender and Environment Outlook - The Critical Issues

The Rights of the Child and Hazardous Substances and Wastes – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (A/HRC/33/41)

Right to information on hazardous substances and waste – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (A/HRC/30/40)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food