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The resumed third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (SPP OEWG 3.2) will be hosted by the Government of Uruguay at the Convention and Exhibition Center in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from 15 to 18 June 2025. The meeting will be preceded by informal and regional consultations on 14 June 2025.

More information on the civil society preparations on 14 June 2025 can be found here.

As requested by the ad hoc open-ended working group at the first part of its third session (SPP OEWG 3.1), the resumed third session is organized back-to-back with the Intergovernmental Meeting to consider the establishment of a science-policy panel, scheduled from 19 to 20 June 2025 at the same venue. 

Please note that the SPP OEWG 3.2 will be held back-to-back with the first meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) for the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) from 24 to 27 June 2025 at the same venue.

Information note for participants Updated 9 June 2025 - New information on hotel options and others

Daily free transportation service in Punta del Este to the Convention and Exhibition Center Uploaded 13 June 2025

For logistical support from the convention center please contact:

  • Natalia Maciel:    natalia.maciel[at]ccbasilea-crestocolmo.org.uy
  • Valentina Delgado Zaccara:    Valentina.delgadozaccara[at]gmail.com

 

OEWEG 3.2 Tentative Daily Schedule

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SPP OEWG 3.2. 15th – 18th June 2025 Plenary sessions 

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For more information, please visit the OEWG website or contact the secretariat at spp-cwp[at]un.org

Working Documents

UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/1/Rev.1 - Agenda 

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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/1/Add.2 - Annotated Agenda 

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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/5 - Report of the first part of the third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group on a science-policy panel to further contribute to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution

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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/6 - Foundational document and related draft decision for consideration by the intergovernmental meeting to establish a science-policy panel

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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/7 - Recommendations for consideration by the governing body of the science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution at its first session and related draft decision for consideration by the intergovernmental meeting

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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/8 - Proposal on interim arrangements to be considered by the intergovernmental meeting to establish a science-policy panel

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Information Documents

UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/INF/8 - Scenario note for the resumed third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution 

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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/INF/9 - Draft Financial Procedures 

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UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/INF/10 - Compilation of written submissions on the documentation for the resumed third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group

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Non-paper

Non-paper (upon request of the Bureau) - Tables presenting by topic the texts from the foundational document and the draft rules of procedure to be considered under the proposed contact groups

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Last updated 09/06/2025

 

The secretariat issued a call for submissions concerning the working documents prepared for the resumed third session of the open-ended working group was issued on 11 April 2025, with a deadline of 16 May 2025 (later extended to 28 May 2025).

Submissions from governments and non-government stakeholders are compiled below, as received, for possible consideration by the working group at its resumed third session.

 

Government submissions

Egypt

Chad UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/6, UNEP/SPP-CWP/OEWG.3/7

European Union and its member States

Islamic Republic of Iran

Madagascar

 

Stakeholder submissions

All African Conference of Churches (AACC)

Association of Uganda Professional Women in Agriculture and Environment (AUPWAE)

Barwaqa Relief Organization (BRO)

Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN)

Centre For Human Rights And Climate Change Research (C4HRCCR)

Chemichemi Foundation

Children and Youth Major Group (CYMG)

Cohort for Research on Environment Urban Management and Human Settlement (CREUMHS)

Comparatively for Tanzania Elites Community Organizers (CTECO)

Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEO)

Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP)

Indigenous Peoples and Their Communities Major Group (IPCMG)

Institute of Total Environment (INTEV)

International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)

Major Groups and Stakeholders in Asia-Pacific

NGOs in West Asia

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

Women’s Major Group (WMG)

Wote Youth Development Projects Community Based Organization (WYDPCBO)