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Register via the BRS Secretariat online registration platform for the OWEG meetings taking place from 23-26 June 2026 in Geneva.
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The report presents the environmental performance of the UN system and its continuing progress toward environmental sustainability.
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Watch our greetings video for 2026
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Read the advance English version of the report of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention.
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UNEA-7 ended with decisions that show multilateralism remains a cornerstone for addressing global challenges towards tackling the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
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The PIC Circular is a key document in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, both for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and as a mechanism for the exchange of information on hazardous chemicals.
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In 2027, environmental leaders from around the world will meet in Panama for the Conferences of Parties to the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions to strengthen global governance on hazardous chemicals and waste and advancing coordinated action to protect human health and the environment.
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2025 is the International Year of the Preservation of Glaciers and today is also International Mountains Day. Mountains are home to unique ecosystems, but a silent crisis is unfolding with plastic waste invading these pristine landscapes.
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The Committee held its long-awaited inaugural meeting, setting in motion a comprehensive agenda aimed at securing the implementation and compliance with the obligations under the Convention.
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The seventh session of UNEA, to be held from 8-12 December 2025, provides a key platform to deepen global cooperation and advance sustainable solutions to address global environmental challenges for a safer, more resilient planet.
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The 3rd meeting of the small intersessional working group on waste batteries technical guidelines is being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 1 to 4 December 2025. The SIWG aims to advance the work on the development and updating of the technical guidelines on waste batteries, for consideration by the...
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A five-day workshop organized by the Rotterdam Convention and Mexico’s SEMARNAT to train national authorities and Latin American officers on pesticide evaluation, regulatory updates, Pesticide risk evaluation successes, EU methods, and practical environmental risk evaluation exercises.
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The Stockholm Convention Compliance Committee is convening its first meeting in Geneva from 24–26 November 2025. We spoke with Chair Jimena Nieto Carrasco about the Committee’s priorities, lessons learned from other multilateral environmental agreements, and how it plans to support Parti...
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On 24-26 November 2025, experts on the review of Annexes resume their seventh meeting in Geneva to continue to develop draft recommendations on the review of Annexes I and III, which define the categories of wastes to be controlled and their hazardous characteristics.
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The objective of this webinar is to provide Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Regional Centers and observers with information on the integration of the implementation of the BRS conventions in United Nations Cooperation Frameworks.
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The meeting will focus on organizing and guiding intersessional work arising from COP-12 decisions related to the update of BAT/BEP guidelines and guidance, and on agreeing the next steps to develop these documents for submission to COP-13.
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Parties to the Basel Convention can now submit their 2024 national reports through the electronic reporting system. Ensure timely compliance and contribute to global efforts in managing hazardous waste responsibly.
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The event will provide updates on the work on ESM of mercury wastes under the Basel Convention and present training tools on the coordinated implementation of the Basel and the Minamata conventions regarding mercury waste thresholds under the Minamata Convention.
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Explore the power of data to support integrated chemicals management, learn from mercury success stories, and in science-policy collaborations including with the Stockholm Convention’s Global Monitoring Plan.
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The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions joins global efforts to tackle mercury pollution at the Minamata Convention COP-6
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