Working Groups
IPEN's Working Groups discuss specific chemical safety themes to develop IPEN’s policy positions and contribute to related on-the-ground projects and activities. IPEN’s Working Groups are noted below.
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SAICM Common Statement Signatories
The following organisations have now endorsed the NGO Common Statement:
SAICM Endorsement Form
Why should your organization endorse the Common Statement?
By endorsing the Common Statement your organization is joining in this global effort to work for a future where exposure to toxic chemicals is no longer a source of harm, and to commit, along with other NGO and civil society organizations, to the SAICM goal: "to achieve the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle so that, by 2020, chemicals are used and produced in ways that lead to the minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment."SAICM Common Statement
The NGO/CSO Global Common Statement on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management is part of a Global Outreach Campaign to raise awareness about the harms of toxic chemicals, plus engage and broaden the base of civil society groups working on issues related to the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM).
SAICM Global Outreach Campaign Committee
The concept of the SAICM Global Outreach Campaign was first introduced at the 2006 General Assembly of IPEN, but it was not until late 2007 that initial funding was secured to coordinate an Outreach Planning Committee and begin Campaign development.
SAICM Global Outreach Objectives
The overall campaign objectives are:
SAICM Global Outreach Campaign
The SAICM Global Outreach Campaign aims to raise awareness about the harms of toxic chemicals, plus engage and broaden the base of civil society groups working on issues related to the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM).
IPEN Stockholm Declaration Page
Sweden | May 22, 2001
Statement of the IPEN Participating Organizations agreed in conjunction with the Conference of Plenipotentiaries for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Any non-governmental organization can join the IPEN by signing the Stockholm Declaration.
Participating Organizations of IPEN (International Pollution Elimination Network), including (but not limited to) those gathered in Stockholm, Sweden to attend the Diplomatic Conference at which governments will sign the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants:
