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Chemicals in a warehouse multi-stakeholder Forum Standing Committee acts as a planning and co-ordination group . National Focal Points co-ordinate at the national , regional and global levels on IFCS issues and meetings .
The IFCS played a role in the development of the Stockholm Convention on POPs by establishing an ad hoc Working Group in 1996 in response to a request from UNEP Governing Council to initiate an assessment process on POPs and develop recommendations and information related to international action . The Working Group completed this task and then co-operated with UNEP in planning , organising and conducting a series of 8 regional and sub-regional awareness-raising workshops in 1997-98 to prepare representatives of Governments and other stakeholder groups to take action on POPs and participate in the negotiation of the convention .
IFCS developed the “ Bahia Declaration on Chemical Safety and the Priorities for Action Beyond 2000 ”. These documents noted the progress that had been made since 1992 in addressing the needs included in the six UNCED priority programme areas and reflected the view of IFCS stakeholders that the international community should consider the following as priorities for activities related to chemical safety . a . Promoting global co-operation for chemicals management ; for pollution prevention ; for sustainable agriculture ; and for cleaner processes , materials and products ; b . Increasing the flow of information about the safe use of chemicals ; the risks that can be involved in their manufacture , release into the environment and disposal ; and the means to avoid or reduce risks ;
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