Événement Réunion d'organe d'administration
OEWG 3: Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution
17 Juin 2024 – 21 Juin 2024
Lieu: CICG
The third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group to prepare proposals for a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (OEWG 3), took place at the International Conference Center in Geneva (CICG) from 17 to 21 June 2024. The meeting was preceded by informal, regional and stakeholder consultations, on 16 June 2024.
The third session of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on the Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution was suspended at 23.01 CEST, on Friday 21 June 2024. It will resume at a session to be organized back to back with the Intergovernmental Meeting.
Highlights
Photo Gallery | Day 5
Analyses and News
- Negotiations advance towards global intergovernmental science-policy panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution prevention | UNEP Press Release | 22 June 2024
- A new light to guide action on chemicals, pollution and waste | UNEP | 21 June 2024
- Geneva Briefings (OEWG-3 Day 5) | IPCP
Photo Gallery | Day 4
Analyses and News
Photo Gallery | Day 3
In-Session Documents
- CRP.2 (Advance) Suggestion for a name for the science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution
Analyses and News
- How science-policy bodies are driving solutions to planetary crises | UNEP | 19 June 2024
- Geneva Briefings (OEWG-3 Day 3) | IPCP | 19 June 2024
Photo Gallery | Day 2
In-Session Documents
Analyses and News
Photo Gallery | Day 1
Analyses and News
Photo Gallery | Day 0
Analyses and News
Press Briefing
On 14 June 2024, Jacqueline Álvarez, the Chief of UNEP’s Chemicals and Health Branch, provided details on OEWG during the UN Geneva Press Briefing.
Provisional Agenda
- Opening of the session.
- Election of officers
- Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters:
(a) Adoption of the agenda;
(b) Organizational matters. - Preparation of proposals for the establishment of a science-policy panel.
- Recommendations to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme for the preparation of the intergovernmental meeting to establish the science-policy panel.
- Other matters.
- Adoption of the report of the session.
- 8. Closure of the session.
Tentative Schedule
Regional and Stakeholder Consultations
On Sunday 16 June 2024, regional and stakeholder consultations took place:
- Youth Consultative Meeting for OEWG-3 SPP | This meeting served as a collaborative platform, ensuring the effective integration of youth perspectives in the upcoming negotiations. Building upon intersessional activities, the meeting aimED to consolidate youth input and ensure its effective integration into the third round of negotiations. → Youth Consultative Meeting Press Release
- International Major Groups and Stakeholders Preparatory Meeting | This meeting coordinated Major Groups and Stakeholders’ positions and statements and facilitated an exchange of knowledge among them on key topics.
Major Groups & Stakeholders Consultation Press Release
Major Groups & Stakeholders held a successful consultation event on Sunday 16 June ahead of the OEWG3 Plenary. SPP Madame Chair Gudi Alkemade and Head of the SPP Secretariat Tessa Goverse joined the MGS event from their busy schedule, for an initial Q&A session, to support non-government participants about the practicalities in preparing for the week ahead. In the second session, the MGS discussed key aspects of the OEWG3 papers. It was good to hear that there was a significant amount of agreement and consensus in the room on key points relating to institutional arrangements and conflict of interest procedures. Members heard about the concept of a potential SPP Science Alliance and were broadly supportive of the idea – sources of funding and finding a suitable host would be the key next steps for this initiative. The MGS will meet every morning between 8.30-9.30 as the negotiations evolve.
International Geneva @ OEWG 3
Numerous Geneva-based experts and diplomats will be attending and actively participating in the third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group to prepare proposals for a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (OEWG 3). Home of several international organizations and multilateral environmental agreements addressing chemicals, waste and related pollution challenges, Geneva is a major global hub for the governance of hazardous substances and to beat pollution. Find out more about Geneva actors engaged to achieve the goal of safe and sustainable management of chemicals. → Geneva addressing Hazardous Substances
Highly engaged in the process, actors and stakeholders from International Geneva have provided written submissions for the document to be prepared by the Secretariat presenting potential options on the working documents prepared for the third session of the open-ended working group: Switzerland | World Health Organization (WHO)
Road to OEWG 3 Series
Since April 2024, the Road to OEWG 3 webinar and events series, co-organized by the Secretariat of the OEWG and the Geneva Environment Network, aimed at building bridges and promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing between and among stakeholders, and raising public awareness about the OEWG preparing proposals for the establishment of the panel. Rewatch the sessions’ recording, read summaries and access resources:
- 11 April 2024 | The Capacity-Building Function of the Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention: Lessons Learned from Existing Science-Policy Interfaces and Sharing of Views (AM)
- 11 April 2024 | The Capacity-Building Function of the Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention: Lessons Learned from Existing Science-Policy Interfaces and Sharing of Views (PM)
- 7 May 2024 | Introduction to the Documentation Prepared for the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on the Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution
- 16 May 2024 | Towards a Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution: An Overview
- 6 June 2024 | Briefing on the Preparations for the 3rd 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
Documents and Links
- OEWG 3 Pre-Session Documents
- Scenario note for the third 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 (UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/INF/1)
- Logistics note for participants
- Road to OEWG 3 | Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution | GEN & SPP OEWG Secretariat Webinar & Events Series
- IISD Earth Negotiation Bulletin Daily Summaries
- IPCP Policy brief: The Precautionary principle as an important element of the SPP’s work | IPCP | 15 June 2024
- IPCP Policy Brief: Exploring outputs of the SPP on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention | IPCP | 15 June 2024
- Civil Society preparations for OEWG-3
- Youth at Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group for a Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution