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New global rules for the safe handling of chemicals were adopted at a United Nations conference in the German city of Bonn on Saturday. The Global Framework on Chemicals sets out a roadmap for reducing environmental risks from chemicals and waste.

PARIS: A new roadmap to reduce the environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a United Nations...

The UN has agreed to new safety rules that set targets to protect people and the planet from hazardous chemicals

The plan sets out 28 concrete targets and guidelines for key sectors across the entire lifecycle of chemicals, from production to waste.

PARIS: A new roadmap to reduce the environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a United Nations conference on Saturday as part of a drive to manage damaging chemical exposure.

Bonn, 30 September 2023 – The Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) concluded today in Bonn, Germany, with the adoption of a comprehensive global framework that sets concrete targets and guidelines for key sectors across the entire lifecycle of chemicals.

The UN has agreed to new safety rules that set targets to protect people and the planet from hazardous chemicals.

A year-long international dialogue to define “principles and values” in research has kicked off, with almost 50 countries attending an EU-convened conference to start what could be a contentious discussion. Representatives from the US, China, Japan, India, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, the UK and others joined EU member states for the first research “multilateral dialogue”, which took place in hybrid format on 8 July.

The European University Association (EUA), the European Students’ Union (ESU) and Scholars at Risk (SAR) join together to condemn the criminalisation of students and academics in Belarus. They call on the Belarusian authorities to protect and promote academic freedom and related fundamental rights and urge European governments to support at-risk scholars and students from Belarus.