Chemicals & Waste Management @ UNITAR

Some 100,000 chemicals are present on the global market of which about 20,000 are considered dangerous. These substances can contaminate air, water, land, animals, food, and human beings and thus need to be managed safely. Several UNITAR Programmes and Offices are engaged in supporting governments, organizations, and stakeholders in developing capacity to protect human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes: The Chemicals and Waste Management Programme comprises the core of UNITAR’s activities in this area. Project activities support the implemention of international agreements, such as the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), the Stockholm Convention, the Rotterdam Convention, and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).