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The General Assembly Open Working Groups on Sustainable Development Goals, Seventh Session, Sustainable Consumption and Production, 6-10 January 2014, New York You are cordially invited to a side-event on . Achieving Sustainable Development through the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste.
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The General Assembly Open Working Groups on Sustainable Development Goals, Seventh Session, Sustainable Consumption and Production, 6-10 January 2014, New York You are cordially invited to a side-event on Achieving Sustainable Development through the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste • 8 January 2014, 1:15 – 2:30 pm • Trusteeship Council Chamber • An opportunity to discuss how sound management of chemicals and waste can contribute to achieving sustainable development drawing upon experiences in developing countries and providing concrete examples how sound chemicals and waste management can be an integral part of the future SDGs • Moderators • Franz Perrez, Ambassador, Switzerland • Annika Markovic, Ambassador, Sweden • Panelists • Alwin Hales, Perm. Secretary , Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change , Jamaica • Adel Shafei Osman, General Director, Policy & Int. Affairs , Ministry of Environment, Egypt (TBC) • Jim Willis, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, UNEP • Elliot Harris, Director, New York Office, UNEP • Werner Obermeyer, Senior External Relations Officer, WHO Office at the United Nations, WHO • Light lunch and drinks will be provided