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SAICM Secretariat Team

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the ICCM5 President, members of the ICCM5 Bureau, and to all our partners for the ongoing commitment and support extended to the Secretariat as it continues to deliver on its mandate.

Season’s Greetings, as we look forward to greater collaboration in 2023!

Pharmaceuticals in the environment are a global problem – more than 600 pharmaceuticals and their metabolites have been found in the environment worldwide.They enter the environment (through water, soil, sludge, and organisms) at all stages of their life cycle and can end up in drinking water, and accumulate in fish, vegetables, and livestock.This aim of the Safer Pharma campaign is to protect the environment from pharmaceutical pollution at all stage of their life cycle.The campaign is coordinated by Health Care

Лекарственные средства в окружающей среде являются глобальной проблемой - более 600 активных лекарственных веществ и их метаболитов обнаружены в окружающей среде во всем мире.Pharmaceuticals in the environment are a global problem – more than 600 pharmaceuticals and their metabolites have been found in the environment worldwide.They enter the environment (through water, soil, sludge, and organisms) at all stages of their life cycle and can end up in drinking water, and accumulate in fish, vegetables, and livestock.This aim of the Safer

Official end of use of leaded petrol will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save USD 2.45 trillion a yearThe end of leaded petrol follows a 19-year campaign led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partnersUNEP urges countries to work towards zero emissions vehicles to further address air pollution and climate changeNairobi, 30 August 2021 – When service stations in Algeria stopped providing leaded petrol in July, the use of leaded petrol ended globally. This development follows

Global cumulative plastic production is predicted to reach 34,000 million tonnes between 1950 and 2050.The harmful chemicals released from plastic products throughout their entire life cycle can pose a serious risk to humans and the environment, including when waste is not properly managed, finding its way to air, water and soils.While the preparations for the legally binding agreement on plastic pollution are ongoing, the plastic waste and chemicals in plastics are being discussed at the 2021/2022 meetings of the conferences