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| IFCS
President Zoltan Szabó,
Hungary, highlighted the importance of Forum VI and
stressed the relevance of its agenda for African
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Leyti Ka, Minister of State in charge of the Environment, the Protection of Nature, Retention Basins and Artificial Lakes, Senegal, underlined the Forum's importance for human health and the environment. |
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| Judy Stober,
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AWARDS OF MERIT:
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Dinham, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) and
Bhopal Medical Appeal, reminded delegates that
many pesticides users in developing countries
lack the equipment and access to information
to protect themselves. Dinham called for
enhanced collaboration among key stakeholders
to achieve more rapid substitution or phasing
out of toxic chemicals. |
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| Georg
Karlaganis (left), Federal Office for the
Environment, Switzerland, stressed that the
non-bureaucratic working structure of the IFCS
and its multi-stakeholder and
multi-disciplinary approach make it the ideal
forum to address emerging issues and
contribute to the sound management of
chemicals at the global level. Franz Perrez
(right), Federal Office for the
Environment,
Switzerland
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is the Forum's flexible and inclusive working structures that
enable the IFCS to fulfill its role. |
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS:
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Lilian
Corra, International Society of Doctors for the
Environment (ISDE), Argentina, stressed the importance of working for the sound management of chemicals and reducing their harmful
effects on human health and the environment. |
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| Ravi
Agarwal, Srishti/Toxics
Link,
India, praised the IFCS for providing civil society
with the opportunity to participate in
international chemical management on an equal
footing with governments. |
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| Noting that she considered her award as an award for Africa,
Abiola Olanipekun, Nigeria, emphasized the importance of: access to resources; capacity building; implementation of
policies and regulations; information sharing; and technology transfer for sound chemicals
management in Africa. |
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IFCS PLENARY:
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| Jules
F. M. De Kom, Suriname, IFCS Vice-President, Latin
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Georg
Karlaganis, Switzerland, IFCS Vice-President,
Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) |
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Jamidu
Katima, Tanzania, IFCS Vice-President, Africa |
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Marta
Ciraj, Slovenia, IFCS Vice-President, Central and
Eastern Europe
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Gholamhossein
Dehghani, Islamic Republic of Iran, IFCS Vice-President, Asia and the Pacific |
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Delegates designated
Imogen Ingram, Cook Islands, as rapporteur
for IFCS VI. |
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FUTURE OF THE IFCS:
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INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHEMICAL ASSOCIATIONS (ICCA) said that with the launch of SAICM, there is no need to continue IFCS as an independent institution and expressed support for the second option integrating the IFCS into the ICCM by designating part of each ICCM meeting as a session of the Forum.
Michael Gribble, ICCA |
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PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (PAN AP) expressed support
for the position of the African Group and highlighted the basic principle of protecting health and the environment.
Romeo Quijano, PAN AP |
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CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (CIEL) urged delegates to agree on a decision with one option
regarding the future of the IFCS and to also agree on how it can be implemented, stressing that this decision should aim at strengthening the international chemicals management system.
Glen Wiser, CIEL |
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) noted that incidents related to the inadequate management of chemicals represented a major challenge to public health and said that the health sector did not want to feel alone in addressing this problem.
Maria Neira, WHO
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ISDE
suggested that the only strong argument against the first option was the financial situation, called upon delegates not to hasten to take a decision, and supported the first option.
Lilian
Corra, ISDE
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