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NGO representatives at the Asia Pacific regional SAICM meeting in Kuala Lumpur

4th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management Passes Resolutions on Pesticides, EDCs, Lead Paint and Financing

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Numerous IPEN Participating Organization representatives attended the 4th Asia-Pacific regional meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and related workshops, which occured from 23 - 27 March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting and workshops were preceded by a South East Asian sub-regional wokshop in support of the ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The SAICM meeting covered issues such as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), lead in paint, nanotechnology, highly hazardous pesticides and other subjects in the SAICM.

Lead in Paint

New Report on Lead Levels in Paints in Seven Asian Countries

Thursday, 20 March 2014

EU-Funded Study Finds High Lead Levels in Paints

Children Ages 0-6 Risk Permanent and Lifelong Damage

[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] The majority of household paints analyzed in seven Asian countries contain unsafe levels of lead; would not meet regulatory standards established in most highly industrialized countries; and, in a number of cases, have astonishingly high lead content, according to a new report. The Asia Regional Paint Report will be released on March 23, 2014 by IPEN and partner organizations in the seven countries at the 4th Asia-Pacific Regional meeting of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

IPEN Steering Committee Member Yuyun Ismawati named an Inspiring Woman of the Year by Forbes Indonesia

Thursday, 13 March 2014

In addition to being an IPEN Steering Committee Member, Yuyun is also IPEN's Lead on Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining.

Lead in Paint

February Lead Paint Elimination Project Partner Newsletter released

Friday, 31 January 2014

The Asian Lead Paint Elimination Project Partner Newsletter for February, 2014 is now available, and contains news about partners' progress in developing lead regulations, as well as information about the new chemical control order in the Philippines and more.

Lead in Paint

Chemical Control Order in Philippines Bans Lead in Paint

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

IPEN Participating Organization EcoWaste Coalition lauded the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for promulgating a Chemical Control Order (CCO) prohibiting lead in decorative paint above 90 parts per million (ppm), the protective goal for lead in paint recommended worldwide by IPEN.

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IPENer featured in New York Times article about small scale gold mining

Wednesday, 08 January 2014

IPEN Steering Committee Member Yuyun Ismawati was prominently featured in this New York Times article:

January 2, 2014

(Photo by Kemal Jufri for the NY Times)

Small-Scale Gold Mining Pollutes Indonesian Lands

By JOE COCHRANE

CISITU, Indonesia — In the remote mountains of West Java, workers like 15-year-old David Mario Chandra are an integral part of Indonesia’s gold industry.

POPRC

IPEN members have participated as observers in the work of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Review Committee (POPRC) since its inception. The POPRC is a subsidiary body to the Stockholm Convention established for reviewing chemicals proposed for listing in Annex A, B, and/or C.

Eighteenth meeting of the POPRC, 26 - 30 September, 2022

IPEN's Quick view

Seventeenth meeting of the POPRC, Online, 24 - 28 January, 2022

IPEN's Quick view
IPEN's UV-328 Communication on Recent Research
IPEN co-hosted a side event, "Using the Power of Endocrine Science to Evaluate the Endocrine Disrupting Effects of POP Substances ," on 26 January. Watch the Recorded Video on YouTube

Sixteenth meeting of the POPRC, Online, 11 - 16 January, 2021

The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee met virtually to discuss important additions to the chemicals listed in the Stockholm Convention. While IPEN is deeply disappointed that a decision on the flame retardant declorane plus (DP) was deferred, the committee decided to move forward on UV-238 and methoxychlor.

Read IPEN's press release

Fifteenth meeting of the POPRC, Rome, Italy, 1 - 4 October, 2019

IPEN and colleagues POPRC team in Rome

IPEN Press Release: U.N. Expert Committee Recommends Global Elimination of Toxic Chemical Harming Health of Firefighters
IPEN's Quick Guide to IPEN Views on the POPRC15 (English, русский, français, español, العربية)
IPEN will host a side event at the POPRC15 meeting: "Socioeconomic Costs of PFAS Contamination- A Global Issue of Our Time."

IPEN has convened an international panel of independent experts from the fields of fire safety, chemistry, policy, and remediation to present at this side event. The panel also offers the third in a series of papers about PFAS chemicals: sources of contamination, implications for public and occupational health, safe alternatives, and remediation.

This flyer provides for more details.

Time: Wednesday, 2nd October, 12:45-13:45
Location: FAO Headquarters, Philippines Room
Organized by: IPEN