When: 16 May 2024 | 1400–1530 hrs CEST
Where: Online, register on Webex
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This webinar will provide an overview of the process of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on the Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (OEWG).
Featured speakers will address the origins of the initiative, key milestones to date and a brief record of the ongoing negotiations towards the establishment of the panel, with the aim of informing Member States, non-governmental stakeholders, and other interested parties as they prepare for the third session of the OEWG, to be held in Geneva on June 17-21, 2024.
Speakers:
- Michel Tschirren. Head, Global Affairs Section, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland.
- Ana Paula De Souza. Human Rights Officer, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
- Miriam Diamond. Vice Chair, International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP).
- Halshka Graczyk. Technical Specialist, Occupational Safety and Health, International Labour Organization
- Moderator: Nalini Sharma. Secretariat of the OEWG on a Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Prevention of Pollution.
This online event is part of the "Road to OEWG 3 Series."
