Fwd: Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues | Plastics and Human Rights - Thursday 14 Jan. 2021 - 14:00 CET (REMINDER)-

[Silvani E Mng'anya]

Dear colleagues,

Apology for any cross-posting.

Is there anyone participating in this dialogue? Probably for today's one it will be late to register and participate with only half an hour remaining.

For those interested, note the coming ones.

Regards,

Silvani

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From: UNEP Geneva Environment Network <gensec...@un.org>
Date: Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 4:11 PM
Subject: Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues | Plastics and Human Rights - Thursday 14 January 2021 - 14:00 CET (REMINDER)
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REMINDER

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

We would like to bring to your kind attention an invitation to attend the third session of the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues, taking place virtually on Thursday, 14 January 2021, at 14:00 CET.

 

You are cordially invited to the Plastics and Human Rights session of the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues, organized by the Geneva Environment Network in partnership with the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the Center for International Environmental Law, the Global Governance Centre at the Graduate Institute, Norway, and Switzerland.

 

 

The Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues aim to facilitate further engagement and discussion among the stakeholders in International Geneva and beyond. They also intend to address the plastic crisis and support coordinated approaches that can lead to more efficient decision making. This session is the second dialogue to be organized leading to and making recommendations towards the High-Level Plastic Governance Dialogue in February 2021.

 

Leading experts will discuss the human rights aspect of the plastic life cycle and identify the possible roles and extent of a rights-based approach to address the plastics crisis, including the protection to the most vulnerable groups in society, the access to information, participation in decision making, and ensuring accountability.

 

Further details at https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues-plastics-and-human-rights/

 

Speakers

• Marcos A. ORELLANA, UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes

• Angela KARIUKI, Programme Management Officer, Law Division, United Nations Environment Programme

• Amélie TAOUFIQ, Legal Officer, Executive Office, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

• David AZOULAY, Director, Environmental Health Program, Center for International Environmental Law

• Lena ESKELAND, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva (moderator)

 

Registration

The event will take place online. Kindly register directly on the Webex platform: http://tiny.cc/GEN14JanRe

 

 

Upcoming Sessions

 

 

 

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