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Read about actions to put shipbreaking on course for sustainability in a new article by BRS’ Susan Wingfield.
New article sheds light on shipbreaking
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Speeches from UNHCHR, UN FAO, and the GEF are now online
Human rights, agriculture, environment emphasised at COPs High-Level Segment
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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
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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).
New BRS infographic explains all about Basel Convention work on ESM
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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
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All the latest information, including the schedule for Bureaux and Regional meetings for Sunday 23rd April, for the 2017 Triple COPs is available online
Latest information on the 2017 Triple COPs
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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Nominations are sought for outstanding women and men who have pioneered the integration of gender into the sound management of chemicals and wastes
Ten Gender Pioneers to be honoured at the 2017 Triple COPs
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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
Investigating how to integrate gender into implementation of the chemicals conventions
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Women are vulnerable to the harmful effects of chemicals when working in agriculture: are they also the solution?
Feature article: Reducing risks from pesticides by empowering rural women
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The BRS Clearing House Mechanism takes another step forward with joint country profiles now bringing all national information on chemicals governance into one place.
New joint information profiles now online for 193 countries
The BRS Clearing House Mechanism takes another step forward with joint country profiles now bringing all national information on chemicals governance into one place.
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Parties and observers, including from the private sector are invited to exhibit solutions at the BRS Technology Fair, which will be held on the margins of the COPs from 27 to 29 April 2017.
Technology Fair to showcase solutions at 2017 Triple COPs
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Angola deposited its instrument of accession, meaning that the Convention will enter into force for Angola on 7 May 2017, immediately following the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
Angola accedes to the Basel Convention, becoming the 186th Party
Angola deposited its instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 6 February 2017, meaning that the Convention will enter into force for Angola on 7 May 2017, immediately following the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
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The Director of the Basel and Stockholm Regional Centre for anglophone Africa, Taeolo Letsela, shares his thoughts ahead of the 2017 Triple COPs.
Latest regional focus takes us to Pretoria, South Africa
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Maria-Cristina Cardenas is the second in our “Countdown to the COPs” series as UNEP’s expert-of-the-day.
What role for the private sector in implementing the chemicals conventions?
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With financial support from Switzerland, parties will consult regionally at preparatory meetings organised in March in Bangkok, Dakar, Riga and Sao Paolo.
Regional BRS Preparatory Meetings scheduled to ensure efficient COPs
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The BRS Secretariat welcomes Carlos Martin-Novella as Deputy Executive Secretary. Mr Martin-Novella, previously at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), replaces Kerstin Stendahl, who joins IPCC, as of 1 January 2017.
New Deputy Executive Secretary for the BRS Secretariat
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