Written Submissions to the UNEP Call for Inputs on Chemicals and Waste Issues of Concern
At the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), Resolution 5/7 requested the Executive Director to seek views from Member States and other stakeholders on priorities for further work, building on existing measures and initiatives, and on potential further international action on the issues discussed in the Assessment Report on Issues of Concern. The resolution also requests for the preparation of a summary analysis, taking into account the views received.
As part of a broader consultation process om chemicals and waste Issues of Concern, UNEP launched a call of written inputs looking at the 19 issues of Concern discussed in the Assessment Report on Issues of Concern. Eleven of these are issues with emerging evidence of risks were identified by the Global Chemicals Outlook II, and 8 are the emerging policy issues and other issues of concern identified under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management.
The call for written inputs was launched in June to gather views from Member States and other stakeholders on the priorities for future work and potential further international action. The deadline for response submissions was extended from an original deadline of 26 July until 25 August.
This page is dedicated to presenting the various written submissions that have come from Governments, Civil Society Organizations, Intergovernmental Organizations, Business/Private Sector, Academia and Other stakeholders.
Government
- Argentina
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- European Union and its Member States
- Guinea
- India
- Iraq
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Japan
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- México
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Panama
- Perú
- Republic of Armenia
- Republic of Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
Civil Society Organization
- Action Group for Promotion and Protection of Fauna and Flora (GAPROFFA)
- Asociacion Colnodo
- Association Institute of Total Environment (INTEV)
- Break Free From Plastic - USA
- Centre for Human Rights and Climate Change Research (C4HR&CCR) - Additional response
- Children’s Environmental Health Foundtion (CEHF_Zambia)
- Comparatively for Tanzania Elites Community Organizers (CTECO)
- Federation of Environmental and Ecological Diversity for Agricultural Revampment and Human Rights (FEEDAR & HR)
- Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)
- Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJSupport) and Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)
- International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
- International Movement for Advancement of Education Culture Social & Economic Development (imaecsed)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network)
- ISDE (International Society of Doctors for the Environment)
- Marine cosystems Protected Areas (MEPA) Trust
- Nexus3 Foundation
- No More Butts
- ONG-ASHAD
- Pesticide Action Network International (PAN International)
- Pure Earth
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Sadayanodai Ilaignar Narpani Mandram (SINAM)
- Shenzhen Zero Waste
- Welfare Togo
Intergovernmental Organization
- BRS Secretariat
- FAO and WHO
- ILO (International Labour Organization)
- ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
- IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
- UNITAR
- WHO
Business/Private Sector
- American Chemistry Council (ACC)
- Algerian Consulting Group
- CropLife International - (Additional response)
- The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA)
- Plastics Europe - (Additional response)
- VinylPlus
Academia
Other
