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Book (stand-alone)Report of the 13th FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management
20–21 October 2020, Virtual meeting
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No results found.The 13th FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM),1 hosted by FAO, was held online via Zoom on the afternoons of 20 and 21 October 2020. The length of this year’s meeting was significantly reduced from the usual three-and-a-half days to two half days, because the COVID-19 pandemic obliged the group to meet virtually. The meeting included: an update on activities of FAO, WHO and UNEP; a review of progress in the production of new FAO/WHO guidance and revision of existing guidelines; presentation of the draft Global action plan for highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs); presentations and exchanges on emerging issues such as illegal trade of pesticides and online Internet pesticide sales; and other issues relevant to the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management (the Code of Conduct). -
Book (stand-alone)14th FAO/WHO joint meeting on pesticide management 2022
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No results found.The 14th FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM), hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO), was held online on the afternoons of 14 and 15 October 2021. As for the 13th JMPM in October 2020, the meeting time was significantly reduced from the usual three-and-a-half days to two half days, because of the obligation to meet electronically due to COVID-19. The meeting included: an update on activities of FAO, WHO and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); a review of progress in the production of new FAO/WHO guidance and revision of existing guidelines; proposals for developing new guidance and revising existing guidelines; a discussion of how to promote use of the guidance and agreement on next steps; a presentation on progress in the action plan for highly hazardous pesticides and the UNEP/FAO/WHO report on the impacts of pesticides and fertilizers; a presentation by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, followed by discussion of how a human rights-based approach could be reflected in FAO/WHO guidance and in the Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management (the Code of Conduct); and a presentation of the process for revising the Code of Conduct, followed by discussion of whether an update is necessary and the issues to be considered if one is undertaken. The recommendations made by the JMPM are summarized in section 12. The list of meeting participants is attached as Annex 1. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the 12th FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management 2020
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No results found.The 12th FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM), hosted by WHO, was held at the Hotel Warwick in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 22 November 2019. The agenda comprised updates on the activities of the joint Secretariat and participating organizations; a review of progress in developing new JMPM guidelines; plans for revision of existing guidelines; plans for revision of the JMPM terms of reference; discussions on emerging issues and priorities in pesticide management, including an overview of global actions on highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs), input to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the environmental and health impacts of pesticides and fertilizers, an update on activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on illegal trade in pesticides; a review of the conclusions and recommendations of the 2018 FAO–WHO global survey on pesticide registration and management practices; and consideration of other issues. The recommendations of the JMPM are summarized in section 19.
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