{Russian text down below} The final webinar of the project “Plastic in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA)” took place on October 29, 2025. The event presented the main results of the work carried out from May 2024 to October 2025 in five countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. The recording is available on the […]
With the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP-6) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury set to begin on 3 November 2025, the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) has released its Quick Views document. It highlights key strategic issues and summarizes IPEN’s positions on select items from the COP-6 agenda. Read the document (English): IPEN Quick Views – Mercury Treaty COP-6
Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in 2025 will take place from October 19–25, 2025. The International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) is an annual global campaign to raise awareness and promote action to eliminate lead exposure, particularly for children. The focus for ILPPW 2025 is “No safe level: act now to end lead exposure”.
We are at a critical point to address the 2022 UNEA 5.2 mandate for a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution ahead of INC-5.2. In this letter, IPEN raises the top issues necessary to create a meaningful agreement that protects human health and the environment and moves toward resolving the plastics crisis. Attachment
The Regional Workshop on Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation under the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health took place in Budapest, Hungary, on 11 and 12 December 2024. The Regional Workshop was held back-to-back with the 14th meeting of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting | UNECE (13 December 2024). The Regional Workshop on Equitable Access to Water and […]
The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), took place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, Republic of Korea (https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-5 ). The core provisions of the draft treaty are reflected in the following articles: Article […]
On December 4, 2024, the 22nd Meeting of the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for National Policy Dialogue in the Water Sector of Armenia was held at Double Tree by Hilton Yerevan City Center. The meeting was attended by the Head of the Cooperation Department of the EU Delegation to Armenia F. Hess, Head of the Water Policy Department of the RA […]
On November 29, 2024, a launching workshop of the regional project “Review and update of National Implementation Plans in the framework of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in Albania, Armenia, Kazakhstan” was held in the Tufenkian Historic Yerevan Hotel, carried out by the “Environmental Program Implementation Office” State Institution and the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in the Czech Republic. The objective […]
During the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW), which takes place from 20 to 26 October 2024, AWHHE has jointed the initiative by the International Pollutant Elimination Network IPEN to distribute 10 social media cards containing important messages about the toxicity of lead and the need to take preventive measures to eliminate its exposure. In particular, we call on stakeholders, […]
Highlights of report on an assessment conducted by AWHHE on the needs of smallholder farmers and decision-makers English version Armenian version For full report, please contact AWHHE office. Innovative “Smart” Agriculture Booklet (Armenian – Նորարարական «խելացի» գյուուղատնտեսուություն) Leadership training (agenda in English, agenda in Armenian) Spitak, Lori Katnaghbyur, Kotayk