Events

Please note that there has been a time change. The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) on Highly Hazardous Pesticides to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). The next online session will be held on 19 August at 10:00 - 11:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) are launching a new Community of Practice (CoP) on Lead in Paint to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to the elimination of Lead Paint. The next session will be held on 18 August at 16:00-17:30 Central European Time (CET) and will discuss “Setting low limits for lead in paint – legal side”. Participation

Lead is a cumulative toxicant that poses serious risks to human health and development, with children being especially vulnerable. Lead-containing paint remains one of the major sources of lead exposure for children globally and has been identified as one of the international Emerging Policy Issues of concern by the Strategic Approach for International Chemicals Management (SAICM). Since then, the international community- governments, industry and non-governmental organizations-have been working together to promote the establishment of lead paint laws in all countries

You are kindly invited you to join once a month for 45 min on gender equality and its interconnection to the world of chemistry. Every last Tuesday at 2pm CEST, there will be opportunities to learn from experts and discuss how it is possible to create a gender-responsive future framework for the sound management of chemicals and waste. Every last Tuesday of the month – at 2 pm CEST: WEBINAR 1 – 28th of July: Chemicals and gender – why

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) are launching a new Community of Practice (CoP) on Highly Hazardous Pesticides to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). The first session will be held on 15 July at 13:00-1:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Mapping the global landscape of Highly Hazardous Pesticides risk

In July 2020, UNEP convened an online meeting of key stakeholders from the toy sector to present the initial results of a study screening chemicals in toys for potential concern and to consult preliminary research results on an overview of regulatory approaches. The meeting also focussed on identifying opportunities for further action to address the issue of chemicals of concern in toys on an international level. This activity was prepared under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) full sized project 9771

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) are launching a new Community of Practice (CoP) on Lead in Paint to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to the elimination of Lead Paint. The first session will be held on 9 July at 14:00-15:30 Central European Time (CET) and will discuss “Steps toward adoption of national lead paint laws”. The Chair of

The observance of World Bee Day worldwide aims to: draw the attention of the world’s public and political decision-makers to the importance of protecting bees; remind us that we depend on bees and other pollinators; protect bees and other pollinators, which would significantly contribute to solving problems related to the global food supply and eliminate hunger in developing countries; and halt the further loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems, and thereby contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development