Regional training on legal frameworks and international trade control measures for Asia

12-13 January for Module 1 and 19-20 January 2022 for Module 2 (Online)

Highlights: Online regional training workshop was organized for Parties in Asia to raise awareness on and support efforts to establish legal and institutional frameworks and international trade control measures under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, as well as enforcement, prevention and combatting of illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes. The training was organized with the generous support of the European Union and it took place online on 12-13 January for Module 1 and 19-20 January 2022 for Module 2. The training consisted of presentations, interactive exercises, group discussions and highlighted the importance of translating BRS obligations into the national legal frameworks and of setting-up mechanisms for inter-agency cooperation and networks for cooperation between Parties on the issues of enforcement and illegal traffic and trade.

Organizers: This training activity was organized by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Working language: English

Meeting objectives: The objectives of the workshop include increasing the knowledge and skills of the target audience on the following:

  • In-depth understanding of obligations and procedures under the three Conventions, and tools available to support Parties’ efforts;
  • How to enforce legal provisions and prevent and combat illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes to implement the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions;
  • Experience sharing between Parties.

Target audience: The training brought together over 210 participants, including 150 men and 60 women from over 30 countries. It targetted designated contacts of the Parties to the Conventions (official contact points, focal points, designated national authorities, national focal points and competent authorities), customs, police, prosecutors and other enforcement officials responsible for trade control of movements of hazardous chemicals and wastes, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Environment and other decision makers involved in the development, drafting, approval, review and updating of legislation and other measures in Asia. Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional Centres located in the Asian region, the World Customs Organization (WCO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and national experts also participated in the regional training workshop.

Contact information

For questions, please contact Ms. Tatiana Terekhova (tatiana.terekhova@un.org).