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POPs In the news

News articles about POPs, related chemicals and the Stockholm Convention:

Thinx period underwear was supposed to be ‘non-toxic’. Now customers feel betrayed

Kenya declares war on millions of birds after they raid crops

EWG study: Eating one freshwater fish equals a month of drinking ‘forever chemicals’ water

Regional preparations for the 2023 BRS COPs continue to move ahead

Delegates from the Africa region met from 21 to 23 March 2023 in Dakar, Senegal during the regional preparatory meeting for the 2023 BRS COPs. The meeting provided an opportunity for Parties in the region to consult each other in advance of the COPs and facilitate the preparation of regional positions amongst others.

Delegates from the Asia-Pacific region met in the lead-up to the 2023 BRS COPs

The Asia-Pacific regional preparatory meeting for the 2023 BRS COPS was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 14 to 16 March 2023. The meeting provided an opportunity for Parties in the region to consult each other in advance of the COPs and facilitate the preparation of regional positions amongst others.

Regional preparations in the lead-up the 2023 BRS Conventions COPs

Regional preparatory meetings for the upcoming meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are taking place in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and GRULAC regions during March 2023.

Briefing on the 2023 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Activities

Book now your booth and participate in the PCB Fair during the 2023 BRS COPs!

The Fair on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) will be held during the 2023 COPs, from 3 to 5 May 2023, at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG). The the objective of Fair is to raise awareness on the urgency to accelerate action to meet the upcoming 2025 and 2028 PCB deadlines under the Stockholm Convention, as well as, to raise awareness on other deadlines under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. The deadline for booking a booth is 01 March 2023.

Stockholm COP Bureau meeting report now available

The meeting took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 27 October 2022.

2023 Stockholm COP provisional agenda now available

Invitation letters to BRS COPs have been sent out to Parties.

Basel and Stockholm Convention Regional Centres meet in Geneva

The annual joint meeting of the Regional Centres under the Basel and the Stockholm Conventions is taking place from 7 to 9 November 2022.

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