Events

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals in Products to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals in Products (CiP). The next online session will be held on 18 February at 10:00 – 11:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Industry initiative and information sharing on chemicals

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 Chemicals in Products to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals in Products (CiP). The next online session will be held on 10 December at 14:00 - 15:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Management on classes of chemicals and flame

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 Chemicals in Products to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals in Products (CiP). The next online session will be held on 26 November at 14:00 - 15:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Enforcement of products”. Participation is open to

The Lead Paint Alliance hosted a Global Webinar for the Paint Industry on Eliminating Lead Paint on 19 November 2020. Industry is critical to eliminating the risks from paints containing lead and the webinar will feature presentations on topics most relevant to industry, such as views of the global paint industry, lessons learned from paint reformulation, and lead paint testing. Presenters will include the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Coatings Council, BASF, the American Bar

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 10 November at 16:00-17:30 Central European Time (CET) and will discuss “Compliance and enforcement mechanisms in a lead paint law”. Participation is

In November 2020, UNEP conducted a two-day workshop with key stakeholders of the electronics sector to explore different approaches for addressing chemicals of concern in electronics. The workshop was focussed on eco-labelling and regulatory approaches. Two draft reports on eco-labelling and regulatory approaches for chemicals of concern were consulted during the workshop. During the discussion, potential linkages and synergies between these two approaches, as well as existing challenges, were identified. This activity was prepared under the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

The International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of action (ILPPW) takes place every year at the end of October. The objectives of the campaign are to raise awareness about health effects of lead poisoning; highlight countries and partners' efforts to prevent particularly childhood lead poisoning; and urge further action to eliminate lead paint through regulatory action at country level. The campaign website presents a multilingual campaign resource package, including posters, flyers, infographics, graphics and web banners in various formats, including an

5 October 2020 15:00-17:00 (GMT +2) Background 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 was identified as one of the international Emerging Policy Issues of focus by Strategic Approach for International Chemicals Management (SAICM). Since then, the international community, governments, industry and nongovernmental organizations have been working together to promote the establishment of