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Thursday, 29 September
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Plenary
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Dessalegne Mesfin, Ethiopia, urged consideration of wastes-related
issues, and recommended close collaboration between the Basel and
Rotterdam Convention Secretariats.
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Afraa Nouh, Syria, supported a proposal by Switzerland to include a
list of harmonized codes on the PIC web site and in the report of the
meeting.
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Masa Nagai, Secretariat, presented a document on the applicability of
international trade.
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Colin Church, UK for the EU, stressed the relevance of the Bali
Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building, and the
roles of UNDP and the World Bank in the delivery of technical
assistance.
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Julian Foley, EC, pledged additional contributions to the special trust
fund for technical assistance for 2005, and for 2006, subject to approval
of the budget.
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Anhait Aleksandrian, Armenia, thanked UNITAR for its support in several
chemicals-related activities, and customs training for implementation of
the Rotterdam Convention.
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Elena Masoller, Uruguay, supported China's call for technical assistance
at the national level.
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Alena Kupchyna, Belarus, thanked UNITAR and Switzerland for their
support in identifying structural shortcomings for achieving safe
chemicals management.
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Fausto Roncal Vergara, Peru, suggested the establishment and
consolidation of a network to promote cooperation and exchanges among
countries.
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Khalid Chaudhary, Pakistan, noted that it had recently ratified the
Rotterdam Convention, and expressed support for the Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical Safety and the Strategic Approach to International
Chemicals Management processes.
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Catherine Ganzleben, UNITAR, announced additional pilot projects, to be
carried out thanks to Switzerland's support.
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Sachiko Kuwabara Yamamoto, Basel Convention Secretariat, stressed the
role of Basel Convention Regional Centres in implementing the Rotterdam
Convention, and called for predictable financial resources to support
them.
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Carolyn Vickers, WHO, noted its role in delivering health-related
technical assistance.
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Maria Nolan, Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol, highlighted its
possible role in training customs agents and harmonizing custom codes.
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Farah Bouqartacha, Morocco, highlighted the role of regional centers to
be created under the Stockholm Convention.
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Paulina Shiyelekeni, Namibia, called for assistance on pesticides
management.
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Pablo Ayala Franco, Paraguay, agreed that technical assistance at the
national level was important, and supported China's proposed amendment
to the decision.
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Luis Bombin, Secretariat legal counsel, clarified that the Memorandum of
Understanding between FAO and UNEP may be amended or terminated as
agreed between the Director-General of FAO and the Executive Director of
UNEP, subject to approval by the COP.
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Harriet Nduma, Kenya, suggested the chemicals and waste cluster be
emphasized at UNEP's Regional Office for Africa.
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Julia Gourley, US, raised concerns about funding for the study on
cooperation between the chemicals convention secretariats.
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Nik Kiddle, New Zealand, introduced its proposal calling for an
additional report on financial and administrative arrangements that
would be needed to implement any changes, identifying any financial
savings.
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Contact Groups
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Negotiations in the budget contact group focused on the professional
personnel budget line of the core Secretariat costs, in particular the
three staff posts contributed in kind by the FAO.
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The contact group on non-compliance, chaired by Denis Langlois, met
throughout the day in pursuit of resolution on key issues, but talks
were delayed by the need to consult capitals.
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Around COP-2
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Delegates checked their e-mail and surfed the web.
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Two of the messengers who keep track of everyone and everything at the
conference.
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UK delegates Stratos Ttofis and Ahmed Khayyam took a much-needed break
from dashing around.
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Denis Langlois, Canada, Viveka Bohn, Sweden, and Klaus Berend, EC, enjoyed
the reception.
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