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Working Group on a Science-policy Panel on Chemicals and Waste Advances Work

The resumed first meeting of the ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on a Science-Policy Panel for Chemicals

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UN Updates on Mercury Projects in Cement Industry, Gold Mining, Cosmetics

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is spearheading several initiatives and partnerships to curb mercury use in

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Basel OEWG Makes Progress on Plastic Waste Management Guidelines

The 13th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG-13) of the Basel Convention on the Control

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G7 Workshop Emphasizes Cooperation to Reduce Lead Exposure in LMICs

The 2022 Group of 7 (G7) environment ministers reaffirmed their commitment to reduce lead in the

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Talks on Chemicals and Waste Management Instrument to Resume Ahead of ICCM5

While delegates to the resumed fourth meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering the Strategic Approach to

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UN Report Details Actions to Minimize Negative Impacts of Pesticides

In response to a 2017 request by the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), the UN Environment Programme

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Minamata Convention on Mercury Reports on Progress Made in 2022

The Minamata Convention on Mercury has released a report that provides an in-depth overview of

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Advancing Action on Plastics and Chemicals and Waste

By Elena Kosolapova, SDG Knowledge Hub

Over the past months, chemicals and waste governance, including efforts

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COVID-19 Impacts on the Global Environmental Agenda: SAICM and ICCM5

ICCM5 was scheduled to take place in October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the session has been rescheduled to take place from 5-9 July 2021, in Bonn, Germany.

Speakers for the 19 May online dialogue will include:

Nalini SHARMA, Head, SAICM Secretariat
Manal AZZI, Senior Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health. International Labour Organization
Carolyn VICKERS Head, Chemical Safety and Health Unit World Health Organization
Valentina SIERRA, Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the UN in Geneva (ICCM5 Bureau)
Giulia CARLINI, Staff Attorney, Environmental Health Program, Center for International Environmental Law
Monika GAIL MACDEVETTE, Chief, Chemicals and Health Branch, UNEP

date: 19 May 2020
location: virtual
www: https://genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/19may2020.html

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Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment (Part 2)

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This report provides an update and further assessment of the sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment, carried out by Working Group 40 (WG40) of GESAMP (The Joint Group of Experts on Scientific Aspects of Marine Protection).It follows publication of the first assessment report in this series in April 2015 (GESAMP 2015). The issue of marine plastic litter was raised during the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in June 2014. Delegates from 160

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