OEWG 3: The third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group to prepare proposals for a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (OEWG 3) took place at the International Conference Center in Geneva (CICG), Switzerland from 17 to 21 June 2024.

OEWG 2: The venue of the second session of the ad hoc open-ended working group on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (OEWG-2) was changed from Dead Sea, Jordan, to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

The meeting was held on 11 – 15 December 2023. Briefings and consultations were held on 9 and 10 December 2023 at the same venue, to support the discussions at OEWG-2.

OEWG1.2: The resumed first session of the open-ended working group (OEWG 1.2) was held in person in Bangkok, Thailand, from 30 January to 3 February 2023. 

OEWG 1.1: The ad hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) convened for the first part of the first session in Nairobi, in a hybrid format, on 6 October 2022.