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OEWG3 Submission Calls for Dedicated Fund for Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste

April 2019

3 April 2019: A group of countries made a submission at third meeting of the Open-ended

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Approach for Sound Chemicals and Waste Management Beyond 2020 Under Review

April 2019

4 April 2019: Negotiations at the third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the International

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SAICM Report Highlights Progress on Emerging Policy Issues in Chemicals Management

April 2019

4 April 2019: The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) has released

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Monthly Forecast April 2019: Synergies Between Global Agendas, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

April 2019

Building on last month’s busy agenda, which included the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly

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Lead levels in paint around the world

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March 2019
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This interactive map provides country-specific data on lead paint levels around the world. Lead in paint is a major source of lead exposure for children globally. Since 2009, more than 100 studies from 59 countries have shown that lead paints are still widely sold in low- and middle-income countries. IPEN-affiliated NGOs conducted the majority of these studies, comprising more than 3,300 solvent-based paints. Many of these paints contained very high levels of lead above 10,000 parts per million (ppm) of
Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
Topics: Policymaking
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UNEA-4 Resolution Emphasizes Cross-cutting Nature of Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste

March 2019

18 March 2019: At the end of the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4)

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Interim SAICM Report Highlights Basic Elements of Orientation and Guidance on Chemicals and Waste

March 2019

20 March 2019: The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) has released

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Ahead of OEWG-3, IPEN Calls for “SAICM2.0”

March 2019

21 March 2019: The International Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Elimination Network (IPEN) has published a brief

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