Participating Organizations
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was established in 1972. Within UNEP, the Chemicals unit is the focus for all activities to ensure the global sound management of hazardous chemicals and to protect human health and the environment from impacts of toxic chemicals. This is achieved by:
- Jointly with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), providing the secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention and supporting implementation of the prior informed consent procedure
- Providing the secretariat for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- Taking measures to help governments assess and address risks from toxic chemicals
- Promoting the world-wide exchange of information on toxic chemicals
- Providing training and capacity building to countries in the sound management of chemicals
UNEP also provides the secretariat for the Basel Convention on hazardous wastes.
Contact information
Mr Tim Kasten
Head
UNEP Chemicals
International Environment House
11-13 Chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva
Switzerland
TEL: +41 22 917 8183
FAX: +41 22 797 3460
E-MAIL: tim.kasten@unep.org
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