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Now available online: Overview of concept notes for voluntary contributions for implementing the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions, as approved by COPs in 2019.
Opportunities published for supporting global work towards the sound management of chemicals & waste
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The Basel Convention’s COP-15, the Rotterdam Convention’s COP-10 and the Stockholm Convention’s COP-10 will be held back-to-back in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 30 July 2021.
Save the date: Dates and venue for the 2021 BRS COPs
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Photographs are invited from professionals, amateurs and children, and will be judged by a panel including a National Geographic photographer. Deadline for submission: 30 September 2020.
New Plastic Waste Photo Contest launched to raise awareness on plastic waste pollution
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BRS information platforms expanded to include new portal sharing publications, events and contacts from the network of regional centres, starting with the Basel and Stockholm Regional Centre for Francophone Africa in Dakar, Senegal, as the first new information source and publisher.
Regional Centre in Senegal is the first to operationalise automatic information exchange through the BRS Clearing House Mechanism
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The 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council addresses children’s rights to a healthy environment, as UN report shows that 25% of infant deaths are from preventable, environmental hazards.
85 million children engaged in hazardous labour affecting their health through exposure to toxic substances, says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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See Inger Andersen (UNEP), Rolph Payet (BRS), Malcom Johnson (ITU) and Maria Neira (WHO) talk about the newly-launched E-waste Massive Open Online Course.
UN agencies join forces to help meet the world’s growing electronic waste challenge: you can join in too!
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The BRS Secretariat and partners’ Massive Open Online Course on electronic, or e-waste, is a unique opportunity to learn how you can become part of the solution, rather than part of the problem.
Enroll for this online course to help tackle the global E-waste challenge
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Addressing amendments made at COPs 4, 5, and 6, Pakistan has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan.
To help rid the world of Persistent Organic Pollutants or POPs, Pakistan updates its national plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention
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Less than a year after its establishment, the new Plastic Waste Partnership of the Basel Convention meets for the first time at Beau Vallon, the Seychelles, from 2 to 5 March 2020.
First meeting of the new UN Plastic Waste Partnership takes place in the Seychelles
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The final version of the POPRC-15 meeting report and decisions taken is now available in all 6 United Nations languages.
Outcomes online of the Stockholm Convention’s POPs Review Committee, 15th meeting
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The Convention will enter into force for Equatorial Guinea on 23 March 2020.
Accession of Equatorial Guinea takes the number of Parties to the Stockholm Convention to 184
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The report of the ninth meeting of the Conference of Parties is now available online in all six official UN languages.
Final Report of the Stockholm Convention’s COP-9 is now online
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To help rid the world of persistent organic pollutants or POPs, Panama has transmitted an updated implementation plan covering amendments made at COPs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9.
Panama updates its national plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention
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Reflecting amendments made at COPs 6, 7, 8 & 9, Cyprus has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan.
Cyprus updates its national plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention
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International Mountains Day 2019 marked by a special event in Geneva on 11 December, coinciding with the launch of a new project to help tackle plastic pollution, funded by Norway. Read the BRS Press Release.
New BRS project launched on plastic waste in mountainous and remote areas
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Reflecting amendments made at COPs 4, 5, and 6, Guatemala has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan.
Guatemala updates its national plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention
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Reflecting amendments made at COPs 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Malawi has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan.
Malawi updates its national plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention
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Reflecting amendments made at COPs 6, 7, & 8, Spain has transmitted an updated National.
Spain updates its national plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention
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Hot on the heels of the PWP launch in Geneva on 12 November, the first online consultation takes place on 13 November, chaired by the Co-Chairs, Mr. Ole Thomas Thommesen (Norway) and Mr. Ross Bartley (BIC).
First online consultation for working group of the new Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership
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Reflecting amendments made at COP-6, COP-7 and COP-8, Trinidad & Tobago has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan or NIP.
Trinidad & Tobago updates its national plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention
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