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Third Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-3)
17-21 September 2012 | Nairobi, Kenya |
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Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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Highlights for Monday, 17 September 2012
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ICCM-3 opened on Monday, 17 September, 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. In the morning, delegates met in an opening session and heard statements by Chirau Ali Makwere, Kenya’s Minister for the Environment and Mineral Resources, and Achim Steiner, UN Environment Programme’s Executive Director (UNEP ED). They also considered organizational matters, and adopted the agenda
In the afternoon, the Conference discussed the evaluation and progress in implementing SAICM, including regional progress reports as well as hearing a report on the 20 indicators of reporting on progress. They further discussed emerging issues such as lead in paint, chemicals in products and hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products and established a contact group for further deliberations on the two issues.
In the evening, ICCM-3 delegates met in a contact group on emerging policy issues. They also attended a reception hosted by the government of Kenya.
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SAICM resources
Meeting website
Annotated provisional agenda
Meeting documents
Scenario note
Timetable
Exhibition and side-events
Introductory letter from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director Generals
SAICM texts
IISD RS resources
IISD RS summary and analysis of the Third Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Meeting on the SAICM, 2-3 June 2011, Panama City, Panama (English: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary and analysis of ICCM2, 11-15 May 2009, Geneva, Switzerland (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary and analysis of the Open-ended Legal and Technical Working Group (OELTWG) for ICCM2, 21-24 October 2008, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Sixth session of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS VI), 15-19 September 2008, Dakar, Senegal
IISD RS coverage of ICCM1, 4-6 February 2006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
IISD RS coverage of the Third session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Development of a SAICM, 19-24 September 2005, Vienna, Austria
IISD RS coverage of SAICM PrepCom-2, 4-8 October 2004, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS coverage of SAICM PrepCom-1, 9-13 November 2003, United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand
IISD RS archive of meetings on chemicals management, and backgrounder
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