stockholm convention outcomes

The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. Welcomes with appreciation decision BC-14/4 on technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants, by which the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, at its fourteenth meeting, adopted updated general technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants and other technical guidelines specific to persistent organic pollutants listed in that decision; 1. Meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall take place at the seat(s) of the Secretariat, unless other appropriate arrangements are made by the Secretariat in consultations with the Parties. At their 2017 meetings, the conferences of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, respectively, decided to hold the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (hereinafter, “the 2019 meetings”) in Geneva from 29 April to 10 May 2019 in a format similar to that of the 2017 meetings, with joint sessions covering matters of relevance to at least two of the three conventions and separate sessions of the meetings of each of the three conferences of the Parties. POPs are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms and are toxic to humans and wildlife. As is mentioned in the notes by the Secretariat on election of officers (UNEP/CHW.14/2, UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/2 and UNEP/POPS/COP.9/2), an overview table of all the elections expected to take place during the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is set out in the annex to the present note. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on international cooperation and coordination (UNEP/CHW.14/20-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/16-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/23), the annex to the present note sets out a report submitted by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. 1. The POPs Regulation aims to protect human health and the environment with specific control measures that: As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on reporting pursuant to Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention (UNEP/POPS/COP.9/19), in decision SC-8/17, the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention took note of the revised strategy to increase the rate of submission of national reports by Parties pursuant to Article 15 and invited Parties and requested the Secretariat to implement, where appropriate, the recommendations contained therein. At its sixth meeting held in May 2013, the Conference of the Parties adopted the framework for the effectiveness evaluation. Mechanisms and processes required by the Convention to support Parties in meeting their obligations have all been put in place, with the exceptio… Outcomes on Sustainable Development. 1. They also decided that the 2019 meetings would not feature a high-level segment and that such segments would occur only at every second set of meetings of the conferences of the Parties. The effectiveness evaluation report is available here, and the executive summary of the report can be accessed here. 1. The present scenario note sets out a proposal for arrangements for the conduct of, and thereby aims to assist participants in preparing for, the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Venue: International Environment House 1 (IEH-1), Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Organizer: Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Outcomes . The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. Taking note of the financial reports on the Stockholm Convention trust funds for 2018 and estimated expenditures for 2019 from the trust fund for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention general trust fund). In decision SC-7/24, the Conference of the Parties elected the members of the effectiveness evaluation committee and requested it to perform its tasks according to the framework for effectiveness evaluation and to report to the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a multilateral treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals, known as POPs. As is mentioned in document UNEP/POPS/COP.9/6, the annex to the present note sets out recommendations on the elimination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) prepared by the small intersessional working group on PCB on the basis of its report on progress towards the elimination of PCB set out in the annex to document UNEP/POPS/COP.9/INF/10. Download the complete document in word or PDF format by clicking on the icons: Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride, Actions related to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride, Evaluation of the effectiveness of the procedure under paragraph 2 (b) of Article 3 of the Convention, Guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from wastes, Operation of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, Listing of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds, Actions related to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds, Reporting pursuant to Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention, Effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention, Global monitoring plan for effectiveness evaluation, International cooperation and coordination, Cooperation between the joint Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions and the secretariat of the Minamata Convention, Clearing house mechanism for information exchange, Synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes, Memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, Dates and venue of the next meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Existing United Nations guidelines on the mobilization of resources from non-State actors, Programme of work and budget for the Stockholm Convention for the biennium 2020-2021, Rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties, Specific exemptions, acceptable purposes and other exemptions, Evaluation of the continued need for DDT for disease vector control and the promotion of alternatives to DDT, Polychlorinated biphenyls: Recommendations on the elimination of polychlorinated biphenyls, Evaluation of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 of part III of Annex B to the Convention, Review of the effectiveness of the procedure under paragraph 2 (b) of Article 3 of the Convention, Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Releases of Dioxins, Furans and Other Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants and guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee: developments for action by the Conference of the Parties, Recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to list dicofol in Annex A to the Convention and draft text of the proposed amendment, Recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to list perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds in Annex A to the Convention and draft text of the proposed amendment, Proposals to amend Article 8 of and Annex D to the Stockholm Convention, Technical assistance and capacity-building for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Stockholm Convention regional and subregional centres for capacity-building and the transfer of technology, Effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention pursuant to Article 16, Effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention pursuant to Article 16: Framework for the effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention, Procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention, Programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2020–2021: combined proposal including joint activities, Scenario note for the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Tentative schedule of work of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Election of officers: overview table of elections, Curricula vitae of candidates nominated for appointment during the 2019 meetings of the Conference of the Parties as members of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, Status of ratification of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, DDT expert group and its report on the assessment of scientific, technical, environmental and economic information on the production and use of DDT and its alternatives for disease vector control, World Health Organization information on the use of DDT and DDT alternatives in disease vector control, Reports by the United Nations Environment Programme on implementation of the road map for the development of alternatives to DDT and of the Global Alliance for the Development and Deployment of Products, Methods and Strategies as Alternatives to DDT for Disease Vector Control, Explanatory note from the Government of the Russian Federation on its proposal to amend Article 8 of and Annex D to the Stockholm Convention, Report on progress towards the elimination of polychlorinated biphenyls, Report on the activities of the polychlorinated biphenyls elimination network, Report on the evaluation of information on perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride, Joint Toolkit and best available techniques and best environmental practices expert roster, Reports of the expert meetings on the Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Releases of Dioxins, Furans and Other Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants and on best available techniques and best environmental practices, Progress report on the review and update of the Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Releases of Dioxins, Furans and Other Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants and of the guidelines on best available techniques and guidance on best environmental practices relevant to Article 5 and Annex C of the Stockholm Convention, Draft guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the production and use of pentachlorophenol listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention (PCP), Transmission of implementation plans, including revised and updated implementation plans, pursuant to Article 7 of the Stockholm Convention and dates of receipt by the Secretariat, Guidance on preparing inventories of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), Guidance on preparing inventories of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), General guidance on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) inventory development, Preliminary draft guidance on alternatives to decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), Preliminary draft guidance on alternatives to short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), Compilation of responses received from Parties on the Survey regarding Article 15 on Reporting of the Stockholm Convention, Compilation of comments received from Parties relating to the listing of chemicals in Annexes A, B and/or C to the Stockholm Convention recommended by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, Comments from Parties relating to the proposals to amend Article 8 of and Annex D to the Stockholm Convention, Report on the implementation of the technical assistance plan for the period 2018–2021 in the biennium 2018-2019, Monitoring and evaluation strategy for the technical assistance plan for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Draft evaluation report on the performance and sustainability of the regional centres under the Basel and Stockholm conventions, Report on the activities of the Basel and Stockholm conventions regional centres, Report on the activities of the Basel and Stockholm conventions regional centres: Plastic and toxic additives, and the circular economy: the role of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions, Manual for national reports under Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention, Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants at its ninth meeting, Implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention and the Council of the Global Environment Facility with regard to cooperation between the secretariats and reciprocal representation, including follow-up actions, Information on ways to provide support for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention, Implementation of the integrated approach to financing sound management of chemicals and wastes, Special Programme to support institutional strengthening at the national level for implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, Report of the meeting of the regional organization groups and the global coordination group for the global monitoring plan for persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention, Guidance on the global monitoring plan for persistent organic pollutants, Report by the United Nations Environment Programme on sustainable monitoring of persistent organic pollutants, Report on activities pertaining to international cooperation and coordination, Report of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Activities undertaken by the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury that are relevant to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Draft workplan for the implementation of the joint clearing house mechanism for the biennium 2020-2021, Information collected from Parties and stakeholders on synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes, Report on further areas, including areas common to two or three of the conventions, in which legal clarity could be improved, Programmes of work and proposed budgets for the biennium 2020-2021: proposed operational budgets for the two funding scenarios, Programmes of work and proposed budgets for the biennium 2020-2021: programmes of work activity fact sheets, Programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2020-2021: Revised programmes of work activity fact sheets, Contributions to the special trust funds for voluntary contributions of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in the biennium 2018-2019, Cooperation between the secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and the Minamata Convention, Admission of observers: bodies or agencies requesting admission to participate in meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, Guidelines on preventing and addressing all forms of harassment at meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Response of the Global Environment Facility to guidance received by the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, Report prepared by the Secretariat pursuant to paragraph 2 (d) of Article 20 on the information provided in the reports submitted by Parties pursuant to Article 15 of the Convention, United Nations Environment Programme flexible template of options for the provision of secretariat services, United Nations Environment Programme delegation of authority policy and framework for the management and administration of multilateral environmental agreement secretariats, Brainstorming meeting on the implementation of priority activities in the context of the Stockholm Convention for the period 2018–2022, Update on the intersessional process considering the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020, Updated Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Information on secretariat support offered to the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention since the meetings of the conferences of the Parties in 2017, Information on hosting meetings of the conferences of the Parties outside the seats of the Secretariat, Information on hosting meetings of the conferences of the Parties outside the seats of the Secretariat: Offer of the Government of Kenya to host the 2021 meetings of the conferences of the Parties, Provisional list of meeting documents organized by provisional agenda item, List of participants to the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions.