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Interactive Tool Illuminates Status of National Lead Paint Laws

March 2021

The Strategic Approach for International Chemicals Management (SAICM) website features an interactive map that shows the status

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
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Drafting Group Considers Terminology for Chemicals and Waste Declaration

March 2021

The informal drafting group for a possible high-level declaration on the sound management of chemicals and

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Virtual Working Group Develops Options for Science-Policy Interface

March 2021

A working group on governance and mechanisms for managing chemicals and waste issued a set of

Topics: Knowledge Management
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Hazardous Substances Undermine Human Rights to Health, Life: OHCHR and UNEP

March 2021

Hazardous substances significantly affect human rights, including the rights to health and life, according to a

Emerging Policy Issues: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
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UNEP Finds More than Half of All Countries Have Binding Lead Limits or Are Drafting Laws

March 2021

An update published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) highlights national efforts to limit and eliminate lead

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
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Working Group Proposes Process to Address Chemical Issues of Concern

March 2021

A working group has proposed a process for addressing issues of concern related to the sound management

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
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Gender equality to make mercury history

March 2021
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On International Women’s Day, the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury launched a video on how women are more negatively impacted by mercury and what needs to be done to better protect, support and promote gender equality. watch the videoThe Minamata Convention tackles mercury throughout its entire life cycle, fighting gender issues every step of the way. This includes supporting gender-specific trainings and helping implement National Action Plans with a gender perspective -- with special focus on the problem
Emerging Policy Issues: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Topics: Gender mainstreaming
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ICCM5 Joint video message UNEP ED and German Minister for the Environment

March 2021
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Joint video message from Svenja Schulze, German Minister for the Environment, and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, on the Fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) that should have started this week in Bonn, and has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both call upon the international community to keep the momentum going to protect human health and the environment from the potential adverse impacts of chemicals and waste beyond 2020
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