Upcoming meetings relevant to Gender & Chemicals,
particularly in the context of International Chemicals & Waste Management, 2019 – 2020
2019
March
11-15 Mar, Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) (Nairobi, Kenya)
11-22 Mar, UN CSW 63, United Nations Commission on the Status of Women – CSW, 63rd Session: Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls (New York)
April
02 – 04 Apr, SAICM OEWG3 3rd Open Ended Working Group (Montevideo, Urugay) (also to decide if there will be an OEWG4, sometime before ICCM5)
29 Apr – 10 May, BRS Conventions, Basel Rotterdam Stockholm – BRS COPs
(Geneva, Switzerland)
May
20 – 28 May – WHA, 72nd WHO: World Health Assembly – WHA
(Geneva, Switzerland)
June
22 – 29 June – FAO, 41st Session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation – FAO Conference (Rome, Italy)
September/October
30 Sept – 04 Oct, 3rd meeting of the Intersessional Meeting on the Intersessional Process considering SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand
Undefined month
SAICM Regional Meetings
2020
Spring/Undefined month
4th meeting of the Intersessional Meeting on the Intersessional Process considering SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 in Bucharest, Romania (exact date tbd)
May
WHA, 73rd WHA (Geneva, Switzerland) (exact date tbd)
October
5 – 9 Oct – ICCM5, SAICM 5th Int’l Conference in Bonn, Germany
Plus: ICCM5 Bureau Meetings, and additional regional meetings – TBD