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- For Immediate Release: 3 May, 2011: Debate over export of toxic flame retardant chemicals erupts at UN meeting
- For immediate release: 29 April, 2011: Endosulfan to be Phased Out Globally
- For immediate release: 25 April, 2011: Hazardous Waste on Your Living Room Floor
- Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) wins 2011 PEN Award
- For Immediate Release, 26 April 2011: NGOs Host Endosulfan-free Café for Stockholm Convention Delegates
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For Immediate Release: 3 May, 2011: Debate over export of toxic flame retardant chemicals erupts at UN meeting
Africa pushes developed countries to stop the export of toxic flame retardant wastes that can cause nervous system damage in infants and toddlers New IPEN study highlights the presence of toxic flame retardants in carpet pads commonly sold to consumers … Continue reading
For immediate release: 29 April, 2011: Endosulfan to be Phased Out Globally
KILLER PESTICIDE ENDOSULFAN TO BE PHASED OUT GLOBALLY GENEVA: Gathered in Geneva for the Fifth Conference of the Parties this week, the nations of the world agreed to add endosulfan, an antiquated persistent insecticide, to the Stockholm Convention’s list of … Continue reading
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For immediate release: 25 April, 2011: Hazardous Waste on Your Living Room Floor
In the first publicly available study of its kind, a type of foam carpet pad commonly sold in the USA and other developed countries was demonstrated to contain levels of flame retardant chemicals that raise concerns about human health. The … Continue reading
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Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) wins 2011 PEN Award
IPEN Participating Organization Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) from Nepal has received the 2011 PEN (PCBs Elimination Network) award in the category of cross-cutting issues. Ram Charitra Sah, Executive Director for CEPHED, accepted the award at a … Continue reading
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For Immediate Release, 26 April 2011: NGOs Host Endosulfan-free Café for Stockholm Convention Delegates
Health & community groups around the world call for an end to endosulfan Health and community leaders from across the globe are serving organic coffee, cashews and chocolate — free of the pesticide endosulfan — to Stockholm Convention delegates in … Continue reading
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IPEN Quick Views of Stockholm Convention COP5
IPEN has released its “IPEN Quick Views of Stockholm Convention COP5.” This document succinctly outlines some thoughts and observations about the meeting, focusing on the issues that represent IPEN’s main concerns. Please visit the “Positions” section of the website for … Continue reading
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Alternative Destruction Technologies for POPs Waste
IPEN’s Dioxin, PCB and Waste Working Group has created a new factsheet for COP5: Alternative destruction technologies for POPs waste Find it on the “Documents” page, where additional new work will soon also be posted.
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Indigenous Peoples Caucus Side Event
The Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus attending COP5 hosted a side event in Geneva during lunchtime on Wednesday, 27 April: “THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ HUMAN RIGHTS, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SURVIVAL: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TEN YEARS AFTER THE POPS TREATY … Continue reading
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Stockholm Convention 5th Conference of the Parties
The Stockholm Convention’s Fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 25 – 29 April, 2011. Representatives from numerous IPEN Participating Organizations will attend and participate. Stay tuned for IPEN COP5-related positions and other media. … Continue reading
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