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UNEP Technical Guidelines: Lead Paint Reformulation “Entirely Possible”

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has published a final set of technical guidelines on lead paint

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Countries Take First Steps Towards Plastic Pollution Treaty

Governments have set out the schedule of negotiations towards a plastic pollution treaty, and elaborated rules

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/environmental-law-programme-identify-priorities-legal-responses

Environmental Law Programme to Identify Priorities for Legal Responses

A global meeting of National Focal Points to the Fifth Montevideo Environmental Law Programme (Montevideo Programme

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Chemicals of Concern in the Building and Construction Sector - Summary

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September 2021

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This is the summary of the UNEP report on Chemicals of Concern in the Building and Construction Sector.The report aims at providing an overview of the challenge that chemicals of concern pose in the context of products relevant for the building and construction sector. It outlines the relevance and linkages of chemicals of concern with regards to a building life cycle and highlights existing gaps, challenges and opportunities regarding the imperative of increasing circularity in the building and construction sector.The

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products

Topics: Chemicals in building products

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/oecd-releases-guidance-selecting-safer-chemical-alternatives

OECD Releases Guidance on Selecting Safer Chemical Alternatives

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published guidance on substituting harmful chemicals

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/largest-source-lead-pollution-phased-out-all-countries

Largest Source of Lead Pollution Phased Out in All Countries

The UN Environment Programme has announced the use of lead in petrol gas has ended

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/special-rapporteur-highlights-right-science-impact-plastics-human-rights

Special Rapporteur Highlights Right to Science, Impact of Plastics on Human Rights

A UN Special Rapporteur has issued two reports on human rights in the area of hazardous

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/growing-threat-e-waste-affecting-millions-children-worldwide-who-warns

Growing Threat of E-waste Affecting Millions of Children Worldwide, WHO Warns

Effective and binding action is needed to protect millions of children, adolescents, and expectant mothers

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/who-un-partners-compile-500-actions-reduce-health-and-environment-risks

WHO, UN Partners Compile 500 Actions to Reduce Health and Environment Risks

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN partners have published a compendium of 500

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/countries-must-follow-science-toxic-substance-exposure-special-rapporteur

Countries Must Follow Science on Toxic Substance Exposure: Special Rapporteur

Marcos Orellana, UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound