Minimize

    Activities

    Syndicate
    Register now and join our webinar session on 26 April 2023 on Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 proposed for listing in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention

    The Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (COP-11) will consider, among other things, the recommendations of the POPs Review Committee on the listing of three new chemicals in Annex A to the Convention: Dechlorane Plus; UV-328; methoxychlor. To exchange information about the chemicals recommended for listing, in particular Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 for which the recommendations included specific exemptions, the Secretariat will organize a webinar on 26 April 2023, from 2 to 3:35 p.m. (UTC+2). 

    POPRC 18 Meeting report now available in all UN languages

    The meeting report of the 18th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee is now available in the six UN languages.

    Representatives for the Eastern European Region met in Zagreb, Croatia in the lead to the 2023 BRS COPs

    The Eastern Europe regional preparatory meeting for the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions took place from 28 to 30 March 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting which was hosted by the Government of Croatia and organized in cooperation with the Basel Convention Regional Centre located in Slovakia, 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.

    Latin American and Caribbean delegates meet in Panama-City in the lead to the 2023 BRS COPs

    On Tuesday 28 March 2023 participants attending the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Preparatory meeting for the 2023 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions were welcomed to Panama-City by Dr. Luis Francisco Sucre, Minister of Health of Panama and Dr. Eduardo Flores Castro, Rector of the University of Panama. The meeting which was organized in cooperation with the Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional Centre in Panama, 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.

    Minimize

    Upcoming meetings

    Minimize

    Recent meetings