Strengthening Regional and National Capacities for Implementing the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)

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• Strengthening Regional and National Capacities
  for Implementing the Globally Harmonized System
  of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
  (GHS)
• Activities of the UNITAR/ILO Global GHS Capacity
  Building Programme

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Capacity building services developed

• Pilot Phase 2001-2004
• Regional activities (workshops in SADC and for
  South America) and country-based pilot projects
  (Zambia, South Africa, Senegal and Sri Lanka)
• Tested guidance materials and national
  implementation strategy methodologies
• Global trust fund - multiple donors (including
  the Governments of Switzerland, the Netherlands,
  Canada and the European Commission)
• updates to UN SCEGHS and other relevant bodies
  (e.g. IFCS)
• UNITAR/ILO/OECD WSSD Global GHS Partnership for
  Capacity Building to Implement the GHS

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2005-2006 Activities

• support for 7 country-based pilot projects in
  Nigeria, Senegal, Slovenia, Thailand, The Gambia
  and 2 other ASEAN countries (to be determined)
• Regional activities in ASEAN
• Revision of guidance materials
• Planned Global Thematic Workshop on Capacity
  Building for GHS Implementation (late 2005)
• Other requests for support under consideration,
  subject to availability of resources

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National Level project methodology
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Regional level project methodology
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Opportunities and Challenges

• GHS a building block for sound national chemicals
  management structures
• supports implementation of international
  agreements
• demand for GHS capacity building exceeds
  available resources
• opportunity to explore ways to mobilise
  additional resources for capacity building
  activities (e.g. possible GEF support)