Geneva (online), 6 May 2022
Highlights: The bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions met on 6 May 2022 to consider the issue of online participation in the face-to-face meetings of the conferences of the Parties, taking into account the information received regarding the difficulties of some Parties to travel and participate in the meetings in-person, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions and flight challenges.
Working Language: English.
Participants: By decisions BC-11/25 and SC-6/29, the conferences of the Parties to the Basel and Stockholm conventions decided that five members of their bureaux may participate in the joint meetings of the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, having due regard to the principle of equitable geographical representation of the five regions of the United Nations.