11/05/2017

4 – 5 May 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – Workshop on setting targets under the Protocol to support implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and Ninth meeting of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting

AWHHE representative participated in the Workshop on setting targets under the Protocol to support implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Ninth meeting of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting which were held back to back on 4-5 May 2017 in Geneva.

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04/04/2017

Webinar on HHPs problems, belonged to EDCs was held on 13th of March 2017

Webinar on HHPs problems, belonged to EDCs was held on 13th of March 2017. Experts from EECCA countries participated in the webinar. Five presentations were prepared by Olga Speranskaya IPEN/ EcoAccord; Oleg Sergeev, Russia Chapaevsk; Eugenia Koreneva, Ukraine; Elena Manvelyan, Armenia; Oleg Pechenjuk, Kirgistan. Общие проблемы стран ВЕКЦА по обращению с особо опасными пестицидами и как их решать, Ольга Сперанская, […]

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04/04/2017

From 26-27 March 2017, AWHHE representative participated in a regional seminar on the problems of mercury pollution in the countries of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)

From 26-27 March 2017, AWHHE representative participated in a regional seminar on the problems of mercury pollution in the countries of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA). The seminar was organized in Moscow, Russia, by Eco Accord (http://www.ecoaccord.org/ ) jointly with the “Scientific Research Institute for Protection of atmospheric air » (http://www.nii-atmosphere.ru/) . The seminar was attended by […]

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29/03/2017

Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2017 COPs for the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asian Region

Riga, Latvia from 21 March to 23 March 2017 The meeting took place from 21-23 March 2017 in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Riga, Latvia, and was hold back to back the working session to address regional specific issues related to ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention on 24 March 2017 at the same venue. […]

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16/11/2016

The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes took place on 14-16 November 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting  was held in the Palais des Nations,  started on Monday, 14 November 2016. Mrs. Emma Anakhasyan  AWHHE NGO representative participates […]

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11/11/2016

AWHHE as a co-organizer of the side event (14 November 2016, Geneva) during the 4th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health

Measuring progress in achieving equitable access to water and sanitation Date: Monday, 14 November 2016 Time: 13.30-14.30 Venue: Emirates Room (Room XVII) Interpretation: English, French, Russian Background Equitable access is key for the realization of the rights to water and sanitation but also for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 on water. The Protocol on Water and […]

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28/10/2016

Meeting with participation of different concerned ministries, organizations and NGOs

Date: 27 October 2016, 16:00 p.m. Event: Meeting with participation of different concerned ministries, organizations and NGOs Venue: UNICEF, UN office in Armenia, c. Yerevan Title of presentation: “Summary of results of research on lead in enamel paints sold in Armenia” Speaker: Mrs. Knarik Grigoryan, “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO expert on chemical safety

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24/10/2016

Paint with Dangerous Lead Levels Widely Sold in All Developing Regions of the World

(Gothenburg, Sweden) Many decorative paints sold in over 40 low- and middle-income countries contained dangerous levels of lead, sometimes in direct violation of national regulation, according to a new report released by IPEN today. The report, Global Lead Paint Report, brings together data from paint studies conducted since 2009 in 46 low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America […]

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