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Ninth Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GMEF)
7-9 February 2006 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
International Conference on Chemicals Management
4-6 February 2006 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Highlights from Tuesday, 7 February 2006
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Formal Opening of the Council/Forum |
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Hamad A. Al Midfaa, Minister of Health and Chairman of the Federal Environment Agency, United Arab Emirates, noted the importance of the energy, chemical management and tourism policy issues to be discussed in the ministerial consultations, and highlighted his country's achievements in these areas.
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UNEP Executive Director Klaus Töpfer described the GMEF's work including the Malmö Declaration and the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building. He expressed his appreciation to all those who have supported UNEP, and
said energy was high on the agenda of the Commission on Sustainable Development, as energy demands increased among the world's population. |
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Oman (left) highlighted his government's commitment to environmental protection in the context of tourism and to the safe management of chemicals and wastes, and called for robust decisions on both issues, as well as energy. Monique Barbut,
Director, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE), UNEP, stressed UNEP's involvement in the SAICM process and its future role in implementation, including support to the secretariat and the administration of the trust fund for the Quick Start Programme. |
| Ministerial Consultations on Energy |
UNEP Executive Director Klaus Toepfer said energy was high on the agenda of the Commission on Sustainable Development, as energy demands increased among the world's population. From left to right: UNEP Executive Director Klaus Töpfer, GC President Rachmat Witoelar, Beverly Miller, Secretariat, Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Christine Churcher, Minister of Environment and Science, Ghana, and
Spanish Environment Minister Cristina Narbona |
| An interactive video conference was held with
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan |
| Ivar Baste,
Division of Early Warning and Assessment UNEP, Shafqat Kakakhel, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, and COW Chair Beat Nobs |
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Regarding universal membership of the Governing Council, Jamil Ahmad, Pakistan, expressed concern at plans to forward to the UN Secretary-General recommendations emerging from a ministerial dinner. |
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- ISP-3 Bali, Indonesia, 2-4 December, 2004
- ISP-2 Nairobi, Kenya, 2-4 September, 2004
- ISP-1 New York, US 25 June, 2004
- SAICM PrepCom3, Vienna, Austria, 19-24 September, 2005
- SAICM PrepCom2, Nairobi, Kenya, 4-8 October
- SAICM PrepCom1, Bangkok, Thailand, 9-13 November, 2003
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