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SAICM: A Critical Tool

Plastics, Plastic Waste, and Chemicals in Africa

New Video: Plastics Poisoning Our Health

Promoting Stronger Protections on Chemicals at BRS COP

How the UNEA Plastics Resolutions Relates to Chemicals and Health

Plastic Poisons the Circular Economy

Plastic Waste Fuels: policy spreads toxic trade across Asia

POPs

U.S. battles international ban on toxin used on utility poles that Health and Human Services calls a “carcinogen” and state lawmakers seek to eliminate in New York

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Press Releases:

U.S. battles international ban on toxin used on utility poles that Health and Human Services calls a “carcinogen” & state lawmakers seek to eliminate in New York

Press release:(Rome) The U.S. government is opposing international efforts to halt the global use of a toxic chemical, pentachlorophenol (PCP), used in the U.S. on wood utility poles, at the same time as a bipartisan group of New York state lawmakers are seeking a state ban, and a lawsuit, filed by a group of Long Island residents, charges that hundreds of new PCP-treated utility poles are causing serious injury to health and property values. This month, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services added PCP to its carcinogen list, saying that PCP is “reasonably anticipated to cause cancer”.

New Report on Lead in Household Dust in Nepal

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

This newly released report shows that lead levels in dust from some schools and preschools in Neapl are of high concern.

POPRC

Quick Guide to IPEN Views on POPRC10

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

In preparation for the 10th meeting of the Stockholm Convention's POPs Review Committee (POPRC), which will take place the last week of October in Rome, IPEN has developed a Quick Guide to IPEN Views on POPRC10 in English and français.

Lead

Lead in Household Dust in the Philippines

Friday, 17 October 2014

This newly released report shows that lead levels in dust from some households and schools in the Philippines are of high concern.

IPEN Global Meeting Held in Kunming, China

Wednesday, 01 October 2014

The meeting convened nearly 100 NGO representatives from more than 30 countries, with over 30 NGO representatives from China. It was conducted with simultaneous English / Chinese translation, and covered issues related to IPEN’s global operation, as well as: chemical safety and pollution victims in China, electronic waste, POPs and the Stockholm Convention, lead paint elimination, highly hazardous pesticides, nanotechnology, mercury pollution and the Minamata Convention, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and others.

China Chemical Safety Project

China Chemical Safety Project Underway

Tuesday, 02 September 2014

IPEN, Chinese and Czech partners have been working on a 2-year, EU-funded project called: "Strengthening the Capacity of Pollution Victims and Civil Society Organizations to Increase Chemical Safety in China.” The Project includes public awareness-raising, resource materials, data generation, and case studies carried out in geographically and functionally diverse areas in three categories: metals, wastes, and chemicals.

Highly Hazardous Pesticides

NGOs draft appeal to stop producing, importing and using highly hazardous pesticides in the EECCA

Thursday, 17 July 2014

IPEN Participating Organizations in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asian (EECCA) region have prepared an Appeal to governments, MPs and local authorities to stop producing, importing and using highly hazardous pesticides in the region. Highly hazardous pesticides are a huge problem in the region, which was proven by a pioneer study conducted by IPEN and Eco-Accord in seven EECCA countries a few months ago.