The Small intersessional working group (SIWG) on the Stockholm Convention reporting was established by the eigth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
By its Decision SC-8/17, the Conference of the Parties established the SIWG to develop a manual for completing the updated format for national reporting under Article 15, aimed at clarifying what is sought in each question and table of the format.
- The SIWG was open in nature and consisted of members nominated by Parties and is open to observers;
- The working language of the group was English and the group has organized its working modalities according to the rules of procedure of the Stockholm Convention;
- The SIWG has organized electronic meetings between 2017 and 2019.
- As a result of the work done by this SIWG, COP-9 took note of the Manual for national reports under the Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention as per document UNEP/POPS/COP.9/INF/29. The document is also made available under the Guidance section on the left side menu.
Members of the SIWG
Ms. Valentina Bertato (European Union)
Ms. Mihaela Claudia Paun (Romania)
Ms. Manal Farag (Egypt)
Mr. Dinesh Runiwal (India)
Ms. Brenda Nino (Colombia)
Mr. David Yangbondo (Central African Republic)
Mr. Sun Yangzhao (China)
Mr. Youssef Zidi (Tunisia)