The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals
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IOMC Toolbox for Decision Making In Chemicals Management
The IOMC Toolbox has been redesigned to provide easier and more direct access to eight management schemes, six toolkits, and more than 500 IOMC tools, guidance documents, and training materials.
This new and improved platform enables users to access information with less steps and less clicks. The IOMC Toolbox can now also be viewed on all devices, including tablets and mobile phones.
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This new and improved platform enables users to access information with less steps and less clicks. The IOMC Toolbox can now also be viewed on all devices, including tablets and mobile phones.
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Overview of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals
Our Work
IOMC Participating Organizations
The ten Participating Organizations (PO) contribute to the IOMC with the purpose of promoting coordination of the policies and activities, pursued, jointly or separately to achieve the sound management of chemicals in relation to human health and the environment.
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Work in countries
The database of IOMC activities in countries provides an overview of where individual IOMC organizations are working on chemicals issues in countries.
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Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management
Adopted by the First International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM1) on 6 February 2006 in Dubai, the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a policy framework to promote chemical safety around the world.
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IOMC Mercury Group
Indicators of progress in implementing SAICM
Meetings
The participating organizations of the Mercury Group of the IOMC are ILO, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, UNITAR, WHO, World Bank, and the OECD, and the group involves the Secretariats of the Minamata Convention and the Global Environment Facility.
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In order to contribute to tracking future progress of SAICM, at ICCM4 the IOMC proposed a concise set of quantitative indicators from verifiable sources and for which global data are available. Indicator data is displayed in map form wherever possible to provide quick access to the country or region of interest.
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The IOMC Participating Organizations meet twice a year to coordinate their policies and activities on sound chemicals management. From time to time the IOMC convenes meetings involving additional organizations to discuss issues of mutual interest. Summary reports of these IOMC and inter-agency meetings are available here below.
Publications
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1 February 2018
Chemicals and Waste management: essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
In adopting the 17 Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, world leaders outlined a transformational course of action for the people, planet,...
1 April 2017
Developing a Capacity Assessment for the Sound Management of Chemicals and National SAICM Implementation...
This guidance document aims to assist countries in preparing a national SAICM capacity assessment. The target audience for the document includes government...
3 November 2016
Overall Orientation and Guidance: Core activity areas for implementing the objectives set out in the...
IOMC plays a key role in the implementation of government-mandatedpriorities agreed for SAICM.In response to the endorsement of the OOG at ICCM-4, the...
6 January 2016
Activities of the IOMC to support SAICM Implementation
The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) was established in 1995 to strengthen cooperation and increase coordination...
Partners and links
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