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2 April, Geneva, Switzerland - Professor Anne Glover holds an important position at the European Commission: she is the first Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the Commission. Her office was established in 2011 by Mr Barroso with the mandate to provide analysis and independent expert opinions, advise on novel science, technology and innovation issues arising both in the context of the EU and internationally, and to communicate the scientific values of the European Union and its member states.
Ms Glover, who is a biologist by training and had served as top…
21 March 2013, Beijing, People's Republic of China — The final review workshop for the project on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was held on 21 March 2013 in Beijing. The workshop brought together 17 participants from government, industry, civil society, and academia representing the sectors related to the GHS, as well as two resource persons from UNITAR.
The draft National GHS Implementation Strategy, as a key project document, was presented for discussion. This was followed by discussions on planning and developing…
27-28 March 2013, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Côte d’Ivoire held a Final Review Meeting for the project “Implications of ratification of the Basel Convention Ban Amendment for Côte d'Ivoire”, on 27-28 March 2013, with the participation of UNITAR and a representative of the Swiss Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire.
The objectives of the workshop were to raise awareness about the Basel Convention and the Basel Convention Ban Amendment (the amendment will prohibit exports of hazardous wastes covered by the Convention that are intended for final disposal, reuse, recycling and…