The mandates of the technical assistance and capacity-building for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions are reflected in article 16, paragraph 1 (g) of the Basel Convention, article 19, paragraph 2 (b) of the Rotterdam Convention and article 20, paragraph 2 (b) of the Stockholm Convention respectively.
Article 19, paragraph 2 (b), of the Rotterdam Convention provides that the Secretariat shall facilitate assistance to parties, particularly developing countries and countries with economies in transition, on request, in the implementation of the Convention.