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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ten Gender Pioneers to be honoured at the 2017 Triple COPs

Nominations are sought for outstanding women and men who have pioneered the integration of gender into the sound management of chemicals and wastes

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The second round of applications is now open for 4 months. The deadline for all applications to be submitted to the Special Programme secretariat is Wednesday 20th June 2017 at midnight.

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Investigating how to integrate gender into implementation of the chemicals conventions

Highlights from the scoping studies on integrating gender issues into the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in Nigeria and Indonesia are now available

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Feature article: Reducing risks from pesticides by empowering rural women

Women are vulnerable to the harmful effects of chemicals when working in agriculture: are they also the solution?

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