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Plastic Pollution & UNEP’s INC-3: What is the state of plastic pollution & why INC-3 now? Let’s dive in!

Vicent or Nemvicx at INC-3

Plastic pollution refers to the accumulation of plastic materials and products in the environment, particularly in oceans and other water bodies, but also in land ecosystems, thereby disrupting plant, animal, and human health. It is a significant environmental problem that arises from the improper disposal and management of plastic waste. As such, while the problem [...]read morePlastic Pollution & UNEP’s INC-3: What is the state of plastic pollution & why INC-3 now? Let’s dive in!

UN-Habitat History & UN-Habitat Assembly For Beginners: How It Began & How It’s Going – Brief, Fun, & Easy!

UN-Habitat Assembly 2

UN-Habitat is the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and was established in 1977 by the United Nations General Assembly to be the United Nations’ major arm that focuses on human settlements and sustainable urban or city development. As I write this, the guys of UN-Habitat are having what is called the UN-Habitat Assembly II at [...]read moreUN-Habitat History & UN-Habitat Assembly For Beginners: How It Began & How It’s Going – Brief, Fun, & Easy!

UN-Habitat Assembly 2023: The State of our Cities & Human Settlement & What To Do About It!

UNhabitat assembly

UN-Habitat Assembly is happening exactly on the same day with World Environment Day 2023 and, according to UN-HABITAT bosses, this is significant. Well, I (Vicent or Nemvicx) and Miklah Life are attending this 5-day assembly at the UNEP Head Quarters in Nairobi, Kenya and, in this UN-Habitat Assembly Series, I will bring you all the [...]read moreUN-Habitat Assembly 2023: The State of our Cities & Human Settlement & What To Do About It!

Children and Youth in SAICM: 10 Evidence-based Reasons Why they are Vulnerable – Check this out!

youth in saicm

Children and Youth in SAICM Beyond 2020 is the whole reason I and tens of other youth have come from various corners of the world to fight for our inclusion in the ongoing UNEP meeting on SAICM Beyond 2020 (also called IP4.2) here at UNEP Head Quarters, Nairobi, Kenya. Well, in this short article, I [...]read moreChildren and Youth in SAICM: 10 Evidence-based Reasons Why they are Vulnerable – Check this out!

SAICM Beyond 2020: Every Day of IP4.2, UNEP’s Meeting on Global Chemicals & Wastes Management!

SAICM Beyond 2020

SAICM Beyond 2020 simply refers to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management Beyond 2020. The idea is that, while SAICM goal was originally meant to be met by 2020, many factors, including the outbreak of COVID-19 in late 2019 impended the progress. In addition, since the establishment of SAICM, new chemicals and wastes have [...]read moreSAICM Beyond 2020: Every Day of IP4.2, UNEP’s Meeting on Global Chemicals & Wastes Management!

What is IP4.2 and SAICM, IOMC & ICCM? I am Attending the UNEP’s IP4.2 & Here is the Easy-To-Grasp Description of what it’s all about!

IP4.2 and SAICM

IP4.2 and SAICM, IOMC, ICCM, or even UNEP are now the most ‘threatening’ abbreviations to those NEW to or interested in environmental health and climate change, specifically the sound management of global chemicals and wastes. But what are they? How did they come about? And how do they all mix up for what is happening [...]read moreWhat is IP4.2 and SAICM, IOMC & ICCM? I am Attending the UNEP’s IP4.2 & Here is the Easy-To-Grasp Description of what it’s all about!