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Fourth meeting of the Conference of
the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs COP4)
4-8 May 2009 | Geneva, Switzerland
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Stockholm COP4 convenes for its final day
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The fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP4) to the Stockholm
Convention convened for its final day in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday,
8 May 2009.
During the morning plenary session, delegates heard statements by ministers and heads of delegation, as well as an address by UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner.
Contact groups on financial resources and technical assistance, budget, and non-compliance convened throughout the day.
The afternoon plenary reconvened at 4.30pm for discussion and adoption of decisions.
After adopting the report of the
meeting (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/L.1), plenary
was suspended until 6:30pm.
The afternoon plenary reconvened at 4:30pm for discussion and adoption of decisions. After adopting the report of the meeting (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/L.1), plenary was suspended until 6:30pm, after which it reconvened to adopt the remainder of the report (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/L.1). The meeting was then suspended to all time for the technical assistance and financial resources contact groups to complete their work. At 12:30am plenary reconvened and a political compromise was announced relating to the listing of new chemicals and a decision on financial resources. Plenary was suspended again for information consultations and to allow time for the preparation of a decision document. At 4:00am delegates agreed to an historic decision to list nine new chemicals in the Convention, a decision on financial resources and other outstanding decisions. COP4 President Moaiyeri gavelled the meeting to a close at 4:37 am. |
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| 4:37am – after agreeing a package decisions including on nine new chemicals and the financial mechanism, the meeting was closed at 4:37am. |
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| 12:33am delegates agree on package deal, plenary suspended to produce decision document. |
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| 10:52pm - plenary adjourns to wait for financial mechanism and technical assistance draft decision documentation. |
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| | | | 10:40 pm plenary reconvenes and considers draft decisions on new chemicals. | | | | |
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10:02pm plenary reconvenes in an informal manner. |
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19:45 pm – Argentina offers to host COP5, plenary adjourned until budget and financial resources and technical assistance groups have completed work. |
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L-R: The dais during Friday's high-level plenary, Bakary Kante, UNEP; Achim Steiner,
UNEP Executive Director;
COP4 President Alireza Moaiyeri, Iran; Donald Cooper, Executive
Secretary, Stockholm Convention; and
David
Ogden, Secretariat. |
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