The Chemicals and Waste Management Programme supports governments and stakeholders to strengthen their institutional, technical, and legal infrastructure and capacity for sound chemicals management.
Geneva, Switzerland, March 2012 - Starting in late 2011 and early 2012, three countries initiated pilot projects aimed to develop and strengthen capacities to address Nanotechnology and Manufactured Nanomaterials. The three pilot countries were chosen from the African, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America regions: Nigeria, Thailand, and Uruguay. Read More
January 2012, Manama, Bahrain- A National Profile Review and SAICM Priority Setting Workshop was held on 18-19 January 2012 in Bahrain, under the framework of a national project for the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). Read More
January 2012, Monrovia, Liberia - A National Profile Review and National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop was held on 12 January 2012 in Liberia, as the final event of a national project for the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). Read More
The Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is an international treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from the threats posed by POPs. The Convention goals are to restrict and ultimately eliminate the production, use, release and storage of POPs. Read More
December 2011, Dakar, Senegal – In the framework of the project “Strengthening National Capacities in Senegal for SAICM Implementation”, a National SAICM Project Final Review Meeting was held from 14 to 16 December 2011 with the participation of UNITAR. Read More
