International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management

FAO; WHO;

International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management

Guidance on use of pesticide regulation to prevent suicide

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 33 p.

Author FAO; WHO;

Publisher WHO ; FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-137762-8

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Synopsis (short abstract) The revised International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management (1, 2), further referred to as the ‘Code of Conduct’, is a regularly updated, globally accepted standard of conduct relating to all aspects of the management of pesticides. The Code of Conduct, now jointly published by FAO and WHO, has been strengthened to reduce the adverse effects of pesticides on health and the environment and to support sustainable agricultural practices. In addition, new topics have been included to better address pesticide management and the pesticide life-cycle approach, to cover both agricultural and public health uses of pesticides, including both integrated pest management and integrated vector management, as well as new definitions, such as for highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). Although adherence to the Code of Conduct is voluntary, the document provides general, authoritative guidance on pesticide management, and many countries have adopted its principles in their national legislation. The document provides guidance, particularly for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), in cooperating with relevant stakeholders on best practices in using regulation to prevent suicides with agricultural pesticides. It builds on the 2016 FAO/WHO guidelines on highly hazardous pesticides (2) and serves as a technical complement to the 2019 WHO/FAO publication, Preventing suicide: a resource for pesticide registrars and regulators (7). It is consistent with WHO’s strategy for suicide prevention (4, 6), WHO’s recommendations on cost-effective interventions for mental health

Statutory body / Meeting title Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM)

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WHO & FAO. 2023. International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management: guidance on use of pesticide regulation to prevent suicide. Geneva: World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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