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Conference
OEWG1.2: Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution
30 January - 3 February 2023
Bangkok, Thailand
- Overview
- Meeting Documents
- In-Session Documents
- Information on Deep Dives
- Written Statements
Reports
Report from OEWG 1.1
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Report from OEWG 1.2
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Background Information
The resumed first session of the ad hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution took place in Bangkok, from 30 January to 3 February 2023.
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, subject to the availability of resources, 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 first session of the OEWG was held in two parts. The first part took place on 6 October 2022 in Nairobi in a hybrid format, and the resumed first session (OEWG-1.2) was held in person at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, from 30 January to 3 February 2023. Regional and other groups preparatory meetings were held on 29 January 2023 at the meeting venue.
The meeting was conducted in the six official languages of the United Nations. It was also live streamed online.
For more information, please visit the OEWG website or contact the Secretariat at spp-cwp[at]un.org
Practical Information
Further practical information about the meeting, including on registration, visa and accommodation, may be found in the Logistics Note.
Working Documents (Posted 23DEC2022, unless otherwise indicated)
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/1 - Provisional agenda (adopted at OEWG1.1)
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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/Add.2 - Annotated agenda
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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/2 - [Document relevant to OEWG1.1. For reference, please visit the OEWG 1.1 meeting event page ]
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/3 - Report of the first part of the first 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
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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/4 - Scope of the Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution: Considerations for a Way Forward – Note by the Secretariat
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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/5 - Principal Functions of the Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution: Considerations for a Way Forward
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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/6 - Update from the Secretariat on Resource Mobilization Efforts, the Budget and a Provisional Workplan
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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/7 Report of the second part of the first 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 (advance English version)
Information Documents (Posted 23DEC2022, unless otherwise indicated)
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/INF/1 - UNEA Resolution 5/8 entitled “Science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution”
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/INF/2 - Rules of Procedure of the United Nations Environment Assembly
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/INF/3/Rev.1 - Scenario Note for the Resumed First 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 (Posted 25JAN2023)
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/INF/4 - Mapping Analysis of the Current Landscape of Existing Science-Policy Interfaces on the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and on the Prevention of Pollution
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/INF/5/Rev.2 - Comparative Analysis of Existing Assessment Structures (Posted 6MAR2023)
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/INF/6 - Stakeholder Engagement Feedback
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/INF/7 - Overview of Existing Rules and Procedures of Selected Science-Policy Bodies
UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.1/INF/8 - Procedures for Elections to Fill Vacancies in the Bureau 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 (Posted 16JAN2023)
For all OEWG 1.1 meeting documents, please visit the OEWG 1.1 meeting event page
In-Session documents
Draft meeting report
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Texts considered in the Contact Groups
Contact Group on Scope and Functions
- Co-chairs proposal on objective and scope 31JAN2023
- Co-chairs summary of discussion on functions 31JAN2023
- Text on objective and functions 1FEB2023 9 PM
- Text on capacity building 2FEB2023 5:57PM
- Text on capacity building 2FEB2023 9:15PM
- Co-chair statement made on 1st Feb 2023
- Co-chair statement made on 2nd Feb 2023
- Co-chair statement made on 3rd Feb 2023
Contact Group on organization of work
- First Draft outline of a zero draft 2FEB2023
- Submission from the USA 2FEB2023
- Second draft outline of a zero draft 2FEB2023
- Proposal by the co-chairs to summarize the outcome of the contact group on organization of work of the ad hoc open-ended working group
- Second draft outline of a zero draft as of 2FEB2023 1930
- Second draft outline of a zero draft as of 3FEB2023 1136
Conference room papers to be introduced in plenary
CRP.1/Rev.1 Draft provisional agenda for the second session of the OEWG
CRP.2/Rev.1: Outcome document from Contact Group 1
CRP.3: Outcome document from Contact Group 2
Draft List of Participants
- Draft list of Participants (the list will be complemented by participants from Major Groups and Stakeholders, United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, and NGOs in the next issuance)
Deep Dive Dialogues on possible scope and functions of the new Science-Policy panel on chemicals, waste and prevention of pollution
The aim of these sessions was to provide a discussion on the possible options presented in the main meeting papers to all member states and other participants. These sessions were aimed at stimulating discussion and highlighting the range of options which needed to be considered by the OEWG.
Location: UN Convention Centre, Bangkok, conference room 1 and online
Date and time:
Session 1 – scope - 13:00 – 14:30, 30 January 2023
Expert panelists:
- Valerie Hickey (World Bank)
- Santos Virgilio (Angola)
- Ahmed Ansari (ZDHC)
- Martin Kayser (BASF)
The presentation is available here
The recording is available here
Session 2 – functions - 13:00 – 14:30, 31 January 2023
Expert panelists:
- Andrea Hinwood (UNEP Chief Scientist)
- Sir Bob Watson (former IPBES and IPCC Chair)
- David Kapindula (Zambia)
- Miriam Diamond (STAP)
- Warefta E Murshed (Children and Youth Major Group)
The presentation is available here
The recording is available here
During the first part of the first session of the open-ended working group, Member States and observers shared general statements and initial views in order to ensure that the process for the establishment of the science-policy panel would be as efficient and streamlined as possible, and to provide guidance on the planning process for the resumed first session. These views are reflected in the report of that meeting.
The delivery of additional general statements at the resumed first session is not encouraged. Should Member States and observers wish to provide any general observations, they are invited to do so in writing.
Please send statements to spp-cwp[at]un.org. The statements received will be posted in this tab.
OPENING STATEMENTS
GENERAL STATEMENTS
REGIONAL GROUPS
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
- Children and Youth Major Group (CYMG)
- International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP)
- International Pollutant Elimination Network (IPEN)
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
- Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)
- Research Centre for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED)
- EARTH
- Endocrine Society
STATEMENTS PROVIDED UNDER AGENDA ITEM 6
MEMBER STATES
- Angola
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahrain 1
- Bahrain 2
- Bangladesh
- Brazil 1
- Brazil 2
- Canada 1
- Canada 2
- Chile 1
- Chile 2
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ecuador
- Eswatini
- Indonesia
- Iran 1
- Iran 2
- Iraq
- Japan 1
- Japan 2
- Kenya 1
- Kenya 2
- Liberia 1
- Liberia 2
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mexico
- Mexico 2
- Morocco
- Norway
- Pakistan 1
- Pakistan 2
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Philippines 2
- Qatar
- Republic of Congo
- Republic of Korea
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania 1
- Tanzania 2
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- United Kingdom 1
- United Kingdom 2
OBSERVERS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS, AND OTHERS
CLOSING STATEMENTS
REGIONAL GROUPS
Member States
OBSERVERS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS, AND OTHERS
POST-MEETING SUBMISSIONS
