Road to OEWG 3 Series
Briefing on the Preparations for the 3rd 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
This briefing on the third session 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 3) taking place in Geneva, from 17 to 21 June 2024, will be held within the framework of the Geneva Environment Network, and conclude a series of events organized in preparations for OEWG 3. Check out WebEx link on Event Website! In presence registration and for online participation possible.
In its resolution 5/8, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) decided that a science-policy panel should be established to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. UNEA further decided to convene an OEWG to prepare proposals for the science-policy panel, to begin work in 2022 with the ambition of completing it by the end of 2024.
The second session of the Ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG 2) took place in December 2023 in Nairobi, achieving significant progress. Discussions on institutional arrangements, operating principles, conflict of interest, and other work-related processes and procedures allowed governments to have a better idea of the future instrument’s structure and functioning, and they agreed on a clear roadmap for intersessional work towards the third session.
This briefing will provide updates on the preparations for the third session of the OEWG (OEWG 3), that will take place at the International Conference Center in Geneva (CICG) from 17 to 21 June 2024 and will be preceded by informal, regional and stakeholder consultations on 16 June 2024. The event will also bring regional and stakeholders’ perspectives on the process.
