The Chemicals and Waste Management Programme supports governments and stakeholders to strengthen their institutional, technical, and legal infrastructure and capacity for sound chemicals management.
12-13 November 2012, Guangzhou, PR China – UNITAR participated in the2012 Technical Coordination Group Meeting under Strengthening Institutions, Regulations and Enforcement Capacities for Effective and Efficient Implementation of the National Implementation Plan in China (the SIRE project), hosted by Foreign Economic Cooperation Office, Ministry of Environmental Protection of PR China.
5 - 6 November 2012, Osaka, Japan, - UNITAR participated in the biennium conference of the UNEP-hosted Global Partnership on Waste Management (GPWM), held on November 5 and 6 in Osaka, Japan. The conference brought together waste experts from around the world to find answers to the global challenge of waste management and reap the economic and environmental benefits through better coordination. Read More
2 November 2012, Accra, Ghana - During the week of 29 October 2012, a number of key milestones were reached in the “GEF/UNITAR/UNDP/EPA-Ghana Project on Capacity Building for the Elimination of PCBs in Ghana”. Read More
Nairobi, Kenya, 24 September 2012 - UNITAR, in collaboration with its partners in the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals, participated at the third session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-3) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 17-21 September 2012.
7 August 2012, Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Ministry of Environment signed in late 2011 a joint agreement to promote training and capacity building for the development of a nano-safety pilot project in Nigeria, financially supported by the Government of Switzerland. Among other activities included by this 12-month project, the "Awareness Raising and Priorities" workshop took place on 7 August 2012. Read More
