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Register via the BRS Secretariat online registration platform for the OEWG meetings taking place from 23-26 June 2026 in Geneva.
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The report presents the environmental performance of the UN system and its continuing progress toward environmental sustainability.
The New GreeningtheBlue Annual Report 2025 is out
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Watch our greetings video for 2026
Our warmest wishes from the BRS family
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UNEA-7 ended with decisions that show multilateralism remains a cornerstone for addressing global challenges towards tackling the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
UNEA-7 commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet
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In 2027, environmental leaders from around the world will meet in Panama for the Conferences of Parties to the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions to strengthen global governance on hazardous chemicals and waste and advancing coordinated action to protect human health and the environment.
Panama to host the BRS COPs in 2027
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2025 is the International Year of the Preservation of Glaciers and today is also International Mountains Day. Mountains are home to unique ecosystems, but a silent crisis is unfolding with plastic waste invading these pristine landscapes.
Plastic on the peaks – why our mountains are under siege
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The seventh session of UNEA, to be held from 8-12 December 2025, provides a key platform to deepen global cooperation and advance sustainable solutions to address global environmental challenges for a safer, more resilient planet.
UNEA-7: Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet
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The 3rd meeting of the small intersessional working group on waste batteries technical guidelines is being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 1 to 4 December 2025. The SIWG aims to advance the work on the development and updating of the technical guidelines on waste batteries, for consideration by the Basel Convention OEWG scheduled in June 2026.
Experts from around the world gather in Geneva to advance the work on waste batteries
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The event which is organized in cooperation with UNEP will present findings and approaches to strengthen the integration of pollution action and the implementation of the BRS conventions in United Nations Cooperation Frameworks, in particular highlighting the work of the compliance committees under the Basel and Rotterdam conventions.
Join us at the webinar on “Embedding the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in United Nations Cooperation Frameworks: status, developments and perspectives on the way forward”.
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The second meeting of the small intersessional working group on the improvement of the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure under the Basel Convention is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, 27 – 29 November 2025.
Experts gather to discuss further options for improving the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure
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On 24-26 November 2025, experts on the review of Annexes resume their seventh meeting in Geneva to continue to develop draft recommendations on the review of Annexes I and III, which define the categories of wastes to be controlled and their hazardous characteristics.
Experts on the review of Annexes to the Basel Convention resume their seventh meeting in Geneva
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Parties to the Basel Convention can now submit their 2024 national reports through the electronic reporting system. Ensure timely compliance and contribute to global efforts in managing hazardous waste responsibly.
Electronic reporting system for Basel Convention national reporting now open
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The event will provide updates on the work on ESM of mercury wastes under the Basel Convention and present training tools on the coordinated implementation of the Basel and the Minamata conventions regarding mercury waste thresholds under the Minamata Convention.
Join us at the Minamata Convention COP-6 Knowledge Lab on Mercury Wastes Management in countries: Latest advances and experience in protecting human health and the environment
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The objective of this webinar is to provide an introduction to national reporting under the Basel Convention and the electronic reporting system to be used for submitting the national report to the Secretariat. The webinar will also provide information on new questions of the national reporting questionnaires and new features of the ERS. The webinar is primarily intended for newly-designated focal points for the Basel Convention.
Introduction to national reporting under the Basel Convention
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Read the advance English version of the report of the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention.
COP-17 meeting report now available
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Join us in this Webinar to learn more about the advantages of using international standards to manage e-waste. The leading ICT experts at the International Telecommunication Union have been working closely with its diverse memberships to develop international standards (i.e. ITU-T Recommendations) that support the sustainable management of e-waste.
E-waste Challenge MOOC live event: Reducing E-waste by design, the role of International Standards for E-waste Management, ITU
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This webinar will open a series of live lectures in the occasion of the third re-launch of the E-waste Challenge Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). This MOOC was initially launched in 2016, the third version was launched on the FutureLearn platform, in September 2025. The E-waste Challenge MOOC includes five courses which can be taken independently or all together.
E-waste Challenge MOOC live event: Critical materials, e-waste recycling and climate change, KU Leuven
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Come and learn about children health and exposure to e-waste, celebrate with us International E-waste Day 2025! Primitive recycling techniques such as burning cables for retaining the inherent copper expose both adult and child workers as well as their families to a range of hazardous substances.
E-waste Challenge MOOC live event: E-waste and children health, WHO
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View the decisions adopted at the COP-17.
Outcomes of the COP-17 to the Basel Convention are now available
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We invite you to be a part of the second day of the ministerial interactive discussions where outcomes on the sub-themes pollution, circularity, and implementation will be presented and discussed, available in six languages.
Watch the Ministerial Interactive Plenary of the High-Level Segment - 1 May at 10:00 - 13:00 CET
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Be part of the global conversation on pollution, circularity, and implementation. Watch the Opening Ceremony discussions on YouTube, available in six languages.
Watch the Opening Plenary of the High-Level Segment - 30 April at 15:00 - 16:00 CET
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The Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are now underway from 28 April to 9 May.
Join the global effort to make the invisible visible. Explore our daily video highlights and photo gallery in the BRS COPs 2025 Newsroom.
The 2025 BRS COPs Have Officially Begun!
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Discover the inspiring topics that will be explored this year to Make Visible the Invisible in the environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste, and join the discussions!
The schedule of side events during the 2025 BRS COPs is now available!
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All meeting documents for the 2025 BRS COPs are now available in the 6 UN languages.
Basel Convention COP 17 meeting documents available
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Two training sessions of potential chairs for meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions were held in Geneva from 3 to 7 February 2025.
In preparation for the 2025 BRS COPs potential chairs trained!
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