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CLOSING PLENARY: |
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On his departure from UNEP, Jim Willis, Secretariat (UNEP),
expressed his appreciation to his colleagues in the Secretariat for
their spirit of camaraderie.
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Above
photo: President Roch thanked Jim Willis, Secretariat (UNEP)
for his work and contribution to the chemicals management regime.
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Noting that developing countries were being required to sacrifice
implementation projects in order to pay assessed contributions to the
trust fund, Maria Celina de Azevedo Rodrigues (Brazil) noted
her strong disappointment with the choice of the UN Scale of
Assessment.
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Alistair
McGlone (UK) presented the report of the budget during the closing
plenary.
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Henrik Eriksen (Norway) proposed compromise text on the African
Group’s draft decision concerning the establishment of a financial
mechanism for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention.
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Minister Modou Fada Diagne (Senegal) stressed the importance to
developing countries of completing the study on the establishment of a
financial mechanism, and, on behalf of the African Group, agreed to
Norway’s proposal in the spirit of compromise.
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STATEMENTS: |
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Minister Suwit Khunkitti
(Thailand) highlighted its national
policies in response to its positive and negative experiences with the
uses of chemicals.
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Minister Speranta Maria Ianculescu (Romania) emphasized the importance of technical assistance for the successful
implementation of the Convention, highlighting its importance for
countries with economies in transition.
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Robert Ford (US) said the US Congress is in the process of passing
legislation that once adopted will enable its ratification of the
Rotterdam Convention, hopefully by COP-2.
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Assistant Minister
Wangari Maathai (Kenya) drew attention to its measures to ban and
severely restrict pesticides, and its programme to phase out lead in
petrol, indicated that it will soon ratify the Convention, and
expressed its desire to host COP-3 in Nairobi.
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Sachiko Kuwabara Yamamoto (Basel
Convention) noted its centers’ work in enhancing the capacity of
developing countries and those with economies in transition.
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Ambassador
Viveka Bohn (Sweden) announced Sweden's decision to increase its
official development assistance (ODA) to 1% of GDP by 2006.
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Kerstin
Leitner (WHO) noted the importance of ensuring that the poorest
are not disproportionately exposed to chemical risks.
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Algeria said an efficient and coherent management of
chemical risks must be achieved through a global framework which takes
into account the synergies between the three chemicals-related MEAs,
as well as the precautionary principle.
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LOCATION OF THE SECRETARIAT: |
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Above photo: Maria Teriosina (Lithunaia) (center), chair of the selecting
committee
on the physical location of the Convention Secretariat announced
Geneva-Rome as the seat
of the Rotterdam Convention.
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Above
photo: Ambassador Paolo Bruni (Italy) thanked the delegates for
their support and confidence for making the Geneva-rome the seat of
the Convention.
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Above
photos L-R: Ambassador Paolo Bruni (Italy) being
congratulated by delegates and Italian delegates visibly happy with
the decision.
Below photos L-R: Delegate from the Geneva-Rome team raising a toast
and Ambassador Beat Nobs (Switzerland) thanked the delegates
for their confidence in making Geneva-Rome the seat of the
Convention.
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