The BRS Blog

Highlights

BRS supports sustainable development goal 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment

Announcements

At its thirteenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention elected a new Bureau and members of subsidiary bodies under the Convention.

Concept notes for voluntary financial contributions 2016-17 now available

A list of concept notes for voluntary financial contributions for the biennium 2016/17 is now available on the BRS websites

Concept notes for voluntary financial contributions 2016-17 now available

Geneva Gender Parity Pledge

The Secretariat hands over the signed BRS Geneva Gender Parity Pledge to Mr. Michael Moller, UNOG Director General.

Geneva Gender Parity Pledge

The Secretariat has been made aware that emails were recently sent using abusively for instance the name of the Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions or other staff as its author, a misleading sender’s name, or a misleading email address. Please read the Secretariat’s communication about this issue.

Abusive emails

View all communications

BRS Secretariat contributes to system-wide approach on e-waste

Part of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) process, the recent Geneva meeting highlighted challenges to data collection on electronic waste, a key focus area of the Basel Convention

Call for information as part of follow-up to the Basel Convention COP13

Letters have been communicated detailing calls for information from Parties and others, some of which have a deadline of 30 June 2017

New article sheds light on shipbreaking

Read about actions to put shipbreaking on course for sustainability in a new article by BRS’ Susan Wingfield.

New BRS infographic explains all about Basel Convention work on ESM

An online infographic describes the work of the Expert Working Group on the ESM Toolkit which includes practical manuals, fact sheets and other tools to support Parties work on environmentally sound management (ESM).

Activities

Now online: all photos of the 2017 Triple COPs

Browse and download the BRS photos of the chemical conventions Triple COPs, including side events, plenary, and high-level segment

Now online: all photos of the 2017 Triple COPs

Briefings on the outcomes of the 2017 Triple COPs to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

The online briefings will provide an overview of the main outcomes and decisions of the recent meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions that were held from 24 April to 5 May 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Briefings on the outcomes of the 2017 Triple COPs to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Human rights, agriculture, environment emphasised at COPs High-Level Segment

Speeches from UNHCHR, UN FAO, and the GEF are now online

Human rights, agriculture, environment emphasised at COPs High-Level Segment

#DETOX Outcomes: Additional chemicals listed, new partnership on household waste established, mandate given to tackle marine plastics

Countries make important progress towards goal of a safer planet.

#DETOX Outcomes: Additional chemicals listed, new partnership on household waste established, mandate given to tackle marine plastics

The sound management of chemicals and waste as a human right

Ahead of the 2017 Triple COPs, recent meetings in Geneva have emphasised that freedom from a polluted environment is a human right

The sound management of chemicals and waste as a human right

Latest information on the 2017 Triple COPs

All the latest information, including the schedule for Bureaux and Regional meetings for Sunday 23^rd April, for the 2017 Triple COPs is available online

Latest information on the 2017 Triple COPs

How does technical assistance support implementation of the three chemicals conventions?

Capacity building is an integral part of the support to parties provided by the BRS Secretariat, read about it here ahead of the Triple COPs.

How does technical assistance support implementation of the three chemicals conventions?

More than 40 side events scheduled for chemical conventions’ COPs

Browse the newly published list of planned side events, including two film screenings, for the forthcoming 2017 Triple COPs.

More than 40 side events scheduled for chemical conventions’ COPs

Keep well informed with the BRS clearing house mechanism, now with new, user-friendly, web section

Discover the information, tools and communities that make the joint clearing house mechanism a reality to support the conventions.

Keep well informed with the BRS clearing house mechanism, now with new, user-friendly, web section

Guinea ratifies the Ban Amendment to bring the total number of ratifications to 89 Parties

Guinea’s deposit of its instrument of ratification of the Ban Amendment on 6 February 2017 was made possible with assistance from the BRS Secretariat and UNITAR.

Guinea ratifies the Ban Amendment to bring the total number of ratifications to 89 Parties

Upcoming meetings

Recent meetings

Secretariat of the Basel Convention - UNEP
11-13, Chemin des Anémones - 1219 Châtelaine, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 8271 - Fax: +41 (0)22 917 8098

Secretariat of the Basel Convention
11-13, Chemin des Anémones - 1219 Châtelaine, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 8271 - Fax: +41 (0)22 917 8098

Secretariat of the Basel Convention - FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
Tel.: +39 06 5703 3765 - Fax: +39 06 5703 3224

Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
11-13, Chemin des Anémones - 1219 Châtelaine, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 8271 - Fax: +41 (0)22 917 8098

Feedback