Open Ended working Group (OEWG 3.2) on Science Policy Panel on Further Management of Chemical and Wastes and Prevention of Pollution

The OEWG 3.2 meeting was held in Punta Del Este Uruguay during 14th to 20th June. Ajay K Jha participated as the representative of the UNEP farmers Major Group. He also delivered the collective statement on behalf of all major groups and stakeholders present in this consultation. Following the OEWG Meeting, and after three years negotiation, the Intergovernmental Meeting set up the Intergovernmental Science Panel on Chemical Waste and Pollution. This is a welcome development in the environmental multilateralism to deal with chemical, waste and pollution at global and national level.