At its sixteenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties decided that a draft renewed strategic framework for the implementation of the Basel Convention should be developed. A small intersessional working group has prepared a draft strategic framework for consideration by the fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group. The draft has been sent to Parties and observers for comments by 3 June 2024.

City representatives from Australia, Brazil, China, Lebanon and New Zealand showcase practices of zero-waste initiatives in different regions, including on involvement of communities and the youth to separate e-waste from household waste and increase its recycling, in cooperation with PACE II (The Partnership for Action on Challenges Relating to E-waste).

Registration is open to the upcoming session of the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP) Forum on Extended Producer Responsibility: Spotlight on e-waste. The webinar will take place on 25 March 2024.

Registration is open to the upcoming webinar on “Sound management of waste containing nanomaterials” organized by the BRS Secretariat and UNITAR. The webinar will take place on 26 March 2024 at 13:00 CET.