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This policy brief examines the implementation gap of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in national legislation, particularly in low-income countries. It identifies regulatory capacity and GDP per capita as primary barriers to implementation and proposes strategies such as regional collaboration, integration into national chemicals strategies, and alignment with the Agenda 2030 to increase global coverage.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) expressing support for the March for Science on April 22, 2017, and highlighting the importance of science-based criteria for regulating endocrine disruptors chemicals (EDCs), particularly within the European Union.

A statement from a coalition of international, regional, and local NGOs urging the 18th session of the Human Right Council to renew the mandate of the Special Procedure on the adverse effects of the management, movement, dumping and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights for another three years.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law analyzes legal and procedural options to overcome the 'blockade' in listing hazardous chemicals under Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention. It evaluates the implications of amending the existing consensus-based listing procedure versus creating a new annex to enhance the Convention's effectiveness in facilitating the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure.

This document is a note from the secretariat of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on mercury. It presents a new draft text for the instrument, incorporating views and proposals submitted by parties during the committee's second session in Chiba, Japan, and subsequent written submissions. The draft outlines various options for regulating mercury supply, international trade, mercury-added products, manufacturing processes, artisanal and small-scale gold mining, and emissions and releases to air, water, and land.