The small intersessional working group on improving the prior informed consent procedure was established by the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention. It is open to all Parties, with the aim of balanced representation of the five regional groups of the United Nations. The small intersessional working group is to identify challenges and best practices, possible approaches and initiatives and to develop recommendations for improving the functioning of the procedure, avoiding duplication of work and ensuring consistency.
Parties and observers were invited to nominate, by 30 September 2023, experts with relevant knowledge of and expertise in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure to participate in the small intersessional working group.
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| List of current members of the Small Intersessional Working Group (as of 26 January 2026) |
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The small intersessional working group operates by electronic means and, subject to the availability of resources, will also hold face-to-face meetings.