In an unprecedented step for international environmental governance, the compliance committees of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions convened their first-ever joint session on 19 June to exchange on issues of joint interest in the management of hazardous chemicals and wastes.

Experts will review progress on draft guidance documents under development and prepare for the next phase of intersessional work ahead of the October 2026 face-to-face meeting.

Over the coming days, the Committee will tackle key elements of its mandate, including the examination of submissions and questions related to Parties’ compliance, as well as the assessment of systemic challenges affecting overall implementation of the convention.

The 22nd meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee will take place in Rome, Italy, from 21 to 25 September 2026, back-to-back with the 22nd meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee. The advance provisional agenda is now available!

During the 17th meeting of the PCB Small Intersessional Working Group (PCB SIWG) ,among others, members will continue the work on the development of the report on the progress towards the elimination of PCBs.

The COP Bureau met online on 18-19 May 2026 to review key preparations, including the provisional agenda, for COP-13 scheduled for 19-30 April 2027 in Panama City.

Now available in a web-based format and pdf for downloading

The 4th meeting of the Intersessional Process of Consultations on DDT will be held from 5 to 7 May 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting will support Parties in the DDT register in strengthening their efforts to phase-out reliance on DDT for malaria vector control, with an emphasis on sharing information, exchanging lessons learned, and updating possible national phase-out plans on DDT.

The workshop to be held from 21 to 22 April in Johannesburg, South Africa will support countries in strengthening the science–policy–stakeholder interface, with a focus on newly listed and emerging chemicals under the BRS Conventions, including chemicals associated with plastics.

The report of the Stockholm Convention COP-12, as well as the compilation of decisions adopted, are now available in all the official UN languages.

This World Meteorological Day, we highlight how scientific observation, monitoring, and data sharing guide global efforts to safeguard human health and the environment.

A new technical brief developed jointly by the BRS Conventions Secretariat and the Secretariat for the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) explores the co-benefits between circular economy and life-cycle approaches and the objectives of the Conventions.

The workshop provided training on how Parties can collect data across the life cycle of POPs to complete their national reports under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions.

This workshop provides training on how Parties can collect data across the life cycle of POPs to complete their national reports under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions.

The report presents the environmental performance of the UN system and its continuing progress toward environmental sustainability.

The Government of Fiji transmitted on 16 January 2025 its revised and updated national implementation plan under Article 7, addressing the amendments adopted by COPs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Parties are requested to submit their sixth national report by 31 August 2026, with the Electronic Reporting System available now.