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Strategy for strengthening the engagement of the health sector in the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management

December 2014

1. The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management is a global policy framework to guide efforts to attain the goal set out in the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development that, by 2020, chemicals will be produced and used in ways that minimize significant adverse effects on human health and the environment. The involvement of all relevant sectors and stakeholders is central to achieving the objectives of the Overarching Policy Strategy of the Strategic Approach. 2

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SAICM Overarching Policy Strategy

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December 2006

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The present Overarching Policy Strategy flows from the commitments expressed in the Dubai Declaration on International Chemicals Management developed in the context of the Rio Declaration, Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.

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Overall Orientation and Guidance for achieving the 2020 goal of sound management of chemicals

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June 2015

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The future we want for the sound management of chemicals1.In paragraph 23 of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, adopted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, Governments identified the goal of “achiev[ing] by 2020, that chemicals are used and produced in ways that lead to the minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment” (see appendixA).That goal was further adopted as part of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management by the International Conference on

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Eco-innovating with Jordanian SMEs

Awash with heritage, ancient sites, broad swathes of desert and – home to Petra – one

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Minamata Convention Progress Report Highlights Actions on Mercury Management

The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury issued a report outlining activities carried out from

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Experts Call for New Ways to Identify and Address Chemical Issues of Concern

The Strategic Alliance for International Chemicals Management (SAICM) convened a technical briefing to discuss issues of

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Informal Group Reviews Draft High-level Declaration for ICCM5

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PACE Releases Guidance for Circular Economy Transition in Five Sectors

The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) Secretariat has released five publications that outline how

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Intersessional Work Advances Towards Beyond 2020 Chemicals Framework

The intersessional work has progressed substantially on advancing the Beyond 2020 chemicals framework. Four topical working groups

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Chemicals Working Group Recommends Targets for Beyond 2020 Framework

A virtual working group has proposed a set of targets for the Beyond 2020 chemicals framework