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On Wednesday, the second meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering the Strategic Approach and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020 met for most of the day in five parallel discussion groups. Each group discussed the five elements of a proposed framework for chemicals and waste beyond 2020: vision; policy principles; objectives and milestones; implementation arrangements, including finance and implementation; and governance. Discussion on each element was guided by a different duo of “co-hosts” representing the five United Nations regions as well as the five sectors represented in the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) Bureau, namely public interest organizations, health sector NGOs, labor sector NGOs, industry and the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC). At the end of the day plenary reconvened to hear the five sets of co-hosts report on the outcome of discussion group deliberations on their respective elements. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily digital coverage and a summary and analysis report from the 2nd Meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering the Strategic Approach and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Discussion Group 1 Delegates participate in discussion group 1 Co-Hosts for Vision Suzana Andavona, FYR Macedonia, and Bob Diderich, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Noluzuko Zukie Gwayi, South Africa Maria Cristina Cárdenas Fischer, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat María Florencia Grimalt, Argentina Jorge Peydro Aznar, EU Discussion Group 2 Participants during discussion group 2 Teeraporn Wiriwutikorn, Thailand Co-Hosts for Policy Principles Yahya Msangi, Labor Representative, and Maria Inés Esquivel, Panama Lia Jasmin Esquillo, Ecowaste Coalition Philippines Jorge Ocaña, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Lloyd Gordon, International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) Discussion Group 3 Participants during discussion group 3 Sam Adu-Kumi, Ghana Co-Hosts for Objectives and Milestones Nina Cromnier, Sweden, and Rico Euripidou, Health Representative Lisa Svensson, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Vassilios Karavezyris, Germany Ingela Andersson, Sweden Discussion Group 4 Co-Hosts for Governance Csilla Magyar, Industry Representative, and Mark Gordon, South Africa Helga Shrott, Austria Brice Lalonde, French Water Academy Sverre Thomas Jahre, Norway David Azoulay, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Abbas Shafqat, Pakistan Karissa Kovner, US Participants during discussion group 4 Discussion Group 5 Participants during discussion group 5 Sarojini Rengam, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia Pacific Co-Hosts for Implementation Olga Speranskaya, Civil Society Organization (CSO) Representative, and Mohammed Khashashneh, Jordan Joseph Molapisi, Africa Institute Marine Collignon, France Joe DiGangi, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) Afternoon Plenary View of the dais during afternoon plenary Co-Host for Objectives and Milestones Nina Cromnier, Sweden Co-Hosts for Implementation Olga Speranskaya, Civil Society Organization (CSO) Representative, and Mohammed Khashashneh, Jordan Co-Host for Vision Bob Diderich, OECD Co-Host for Governance Csilla Magyar, Industry Representative Co-Host for Policy Principles Yahya Msangi, Labor Representative Around the Venue Gertrud Sahler, President, Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) meets with civil society organizations Delegates meet informally Pham Thi Minh Hang and Björn Beeler, IPEN