Annex to resolution V/12
I. Proposed activities
Table1: Proposed activities based on the recommendations resulting from the intersessional process submitted for consideration by the Conference in the draft programme of work for the period 2024–2026
Function of the secretariat
1. To promote the establishment and maintenance of a network of stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels
Activities 2024–2026:
- Engaging with and serve as a platform for the large network of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste stakeholders and sectors, proactively encouraging the nomination of focal points by such stakeholders, and greater use of the webinar system of the secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to facilitate regular communication.
2. To promote and facilitate the implementation of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste, including capacity-building and technical assistance
Activities 2024–2026:
- Developing an information paper on the scope of modalities and other arrangements required to fully implement the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste.
- Facilitating, upon request by a government, voluntary peer reviews.
3. To continue to strengthen working relationships with participating organizations of the Inter Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and their networks, other United Nations bodies and the secretariats of relevant international agreements in order to draw on their sectoral expertise
Activities 2024–2026:
- Submitting relevant outcomes of the Conference to different forums, such as the United Nations Environment Assembly, World Health Assembly, Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, and others, as appropriate.
- Promoting and facilitating multisectoral and multi-stakeholder engagement with the implementation of the programmatic elements of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste and with the agenda of the Conference.
- Identifying possibilities for increased cooperation under the Framework with other bodies dealing with relevant issues, such as the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, on mutually supportive targets on pollution and chemicals management.
- Liaising and following up on developments of the science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution and the intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.
- Continuing to maintain the Knowledge Management Platform.
- Continuing to participate in Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals meetings and further supporting the engagement of organizations participating in the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals.
4. To facilitate and promote the exchange of relevant scientific and technical information, including the development and dissemination of guidance materials to support stakeholder implementation, as well as provide information clearinghouse services
Activities 2024–2026:
- Developing and disseminating guidance materials (including on funding mechanisms) to support implementation by the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste stakeholders.
- Supporting the process of nominating, selecting and adopting issues of concern, as well as supporting the work of ad hoc multi stakeholder working groups established in this regard under the Framework.
- Providing clearing-house services in support of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste implementation, including promoting the exchange of relevant scientific and technical information among relevant stakeholders.
- Supporting the establishment and maintenance of a clearing-house mechanism to provide information on resource mobilization and possible sources of financing for the sound management of chemicals and waste.
- Ensuring continued relationship and engagement in mobilizing scientific and policy gap assessment expertise, taking into account the ongoing science policy panel process, building on the panel’s role of serving as the panel in which policy issues could be addressed in full coordination with the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste.
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Ensuring relationship and engagement with any future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, building on the added value of the Framework in mobilizing economic and industry sectors of relevance to the objective of the instrument and in coordinating action regarding policy issues of shared relevance.
5. To facilitate the meetings and intersessional work of the Conference as well as regional meetings, and to disseminate the reports and recommendations of the Conference, including to relevant global and regional organizations and institutions
Activities 2024–2026:
- Organizing the next session of the Conference in 2026.
- Organizing the next meeting of the Open-ended Working Group for the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste in 2025.
- Organizing a round of regional meetings in advance of the next sessions of the Conference and the Open-ended Working Group, in order to prepare and facilitate input into activities, receive updates from regions regarding priority actions agreed on by the Conference at its fifth session, and promote the exchange of expertise and information.
- Organizing one face-to-face meeting per year of the Bureau of the Conference. Online meetings of the Bureau will also be held as needed.
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Planning and fundraising for the above meetings. Monitoring the secretariat budget and donor contributions and coordinating the preparation of reports to donors.
6. Functioning of technical, policy and scientific subsidiary and ad hoc expert bodies established by the Conference
Activities 2024–2026:
- Supporting technical, policy and scientific subsidiary and ad hoc expert bodies established by the Conference.
7. To promote, enhance and support the participation of all sectors and stakeholders in the Conference and the programme of work, including in Conference sessions and regional meetings
Activities 2024–2026:
- Promoting the engagement of the economic and industry sectors.
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Developing and implementing a communication strategy and an engagement plan.
8. To report to the Conference on implementation by all stakeholders of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste
Activities 2024–2026:
- Reporting on progress on the implementation of new programmes, other activities, and initiatives related to the implementation of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste at the next session of the Conference.
- Liaising, in follow-up to the fifth session of the Conference, with all stakeholders on the recommendations, resolutions and outcomes of the Conference, including through stakeholder and sector consultations.
9. To report to the Conference at its next session on the development of a gender action plan
Activities 2024–2026:
- Developing a gender action plan in line with resolution V/4.
10. To present, at the next session of the Conference, draft guidelines for enabling national focal points to strengthen and prioritize national chemical and waste management capacities
Activities 2024–2026:
- Drafting of guidelines on how to build the capacity of national focal points, as well as on how national focal points can promote multisectoral collaboration and cooperation, coordinate this collaboration, and promote risk communication and awareness-raising.
11. To report on progress in the work and activities related to the measurability structure of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste at the next session of the Conference
Activities 2024–2026:
- Establishing and supporting the work of an open-ended ad hoc group on measurability and indicators.
II. Proposed budget
Table2: Proposed indicative budget for the secretariat for the period 2024–2026
(United States dollars) 
