The 2025 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (2025 BRS COPs) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 28 April to 9 May 2025. The 2025 COPs theme "Make Visible the Invisible: sound management of chemicals and waste" will highlight the interlinkages between chemicals, waste, and the pressing crises of pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change.

Guidelines for media accreditation and access are available here.

Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) concerning media accreditation and access are available here.

The application form for media accreditation is available here. Please note that if you are a journalist accredited by the United Nations, you are encouraged to complete the Application Form but do not need to provide any further documentation.

The registration deadline for the 2025 BRS COPs media accreditation is 14 April 2025 at 12:00 CET. 

For further information concerning the 2025 BRS COPs, please contact the BRS Public Awareness and Outreach team at mea-brs-communications@un.org.