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Read the official press release as more than 150 countries join the online segment of the 2021 meetings of the Conferences of Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, & Stockholm conventions.
2021 Triple COPs convened online with more than 1,000 delegates, 26 to 30 July
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Officially registered participants are invited to join technical trials on 21 July and 22 July to become familiar with the use of the meeting platforms.
BRS Triple COPs: Technical trials for registered participants of the online segment of the COPs, ahead of the meetings
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Pre-session documents for the online segment of the Triple COPs, including the proposed interim programmes of work & proposed budgets for the conventions for 2022, now available.
Triple COPs 2021: Working documents, including budget documents for consideration by the COPs, available online in the 6 UN languages
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Accreditation process now open for correspondents seeking to attend the meetings of the Conferences of Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm conventions, (online segment) from 26 to 30 July 2021.
Journalists: Cover the 2021 Triple COPs on the sound management of chemicals and waste
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Key document on Prior Informed Consent issued for 53d time, sharing information to assist and inform Parties for better decision-making regarding pesticides and chemicals.
53d edition of the Rotterdam Convention PIC Circular now online
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Capacity building workshop to strengthen capacities of DNAs in Spanish speaking countries for the notification of Final Regulatory Actions and submission of Import Responses under the Rotterdam Convention.
Online workshop for Designated National Authorities highlights the importance of information exchange for implementing the Rotterdam Convention (in Spanish, from 8 June to 1 July 2021)
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Join Rolph Payet and 150 other eminent speakers at the online Global BioFest, 20 to 23 May 2021.
The UN International Day of Biodiversity marked as BRS participates in the second Global Biodiversity Festival
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With thanks to Norway and Switzerland for funding support, African and Eastern European countries come together online in May, to prepare for the online segment of the 2021 COPs.
Online regional preparations for the online segment of the 2021 COPs begin with the African and Eastern European meetings
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The report of the resumed session of the joint meeting of the COPs Bureaux, held online on 26 February 2021, is now available online.
Outcomes of the resumed session of the Joint Bureaux meeting are now online
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The UNEP Special Programme, open until August 2021, supports governments to implement the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions.
Funding available for projects on the sound management of chemicals and waste
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Download the two new guidance manuals, produced together with FAO’s Child Labour in Agriculture Prevention Team.
New Rotterdam Convention publications promote the protection of children from hazardous labour practices
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Read our Gender Heroes series for inspiring stories of women’s leadership on implementing at local levels the global agreements for a healthy planet.
On International Women’s Day, and everyday, BRS salutes women around the world working for the sound management of chemicals and waste
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The BRS COP Bureaux have agreed at their resumed joint meeting on 26 February 2021 to hold the Basel Convention’s COP-15, the Rotterdam Convention’s COP-10 and the Stockholm Convention’s COP-10, back-to-back in two segments: an online segment in 2021 and a face-to-face segment in 2...
BRS COP Bureaux agree on a way forward for the organization of the 2021 Triple COPs
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The Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Circular has been published 52 times and is a key mechanism for sharing information on the trade in hazardous pesticides and chemicals.
Need more information about the Rotterdam Convention’s PIC Circular? Watch the webinar recording to learn more
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Watch Rolph Payet’s video address, which focusses on the environmental dimension for building a resilient and inclusive post-pandemic world.
BRS Executive Secretary addresses the Leadership Dialogue at the 5th UN Environment Assembly, 22-23 February 2021
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