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Regional meetings
- 29 October 2006 Arab Core Group meeting on SAICM
- Arab sub-regional meeting, Cairo, Egypt, 1-2 April 2007
- Asia-Pacific regional meeting on SAICM, Bangkok, Thailand, 21-23 May 2007
- Pacific Island workshop on SAICM, Apia, Samoa, 8-9 November 2007
- Asia-Pacific regional meeting on SAICM, consultation on mercury and workshop on nanotechnology, Beijing, China, 23-27 November 2009
- Informal consultation for Arab States on SAICM, Alexandria, Egypt, 14 April 2010
Regional coordination arrangements
The SAICM regional focal point for Asia-Pacific is Mr. Manoranjan Hota (India). The region is represented by the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Thailand on the Executive Board of the SAICM Quick Start Programme (QSP). Terms of reference for the regional focal point and representatives on the QSP Executive Board were agreed at the region’s first meeting, held in Bangkok from 21-23 May 2007. The meeting decided against the establishment of a formal regional coordination body.
In addition, the Arab countries, which span the African and the Asia-Pacific regions, established an Arab Core Group at a meeting of the Arab Technical Team for Multilateral Environment Agreements Relevant to the Management of Hazardous Chemicals and Wastes held in Cairo from 16 to 18 September 2006. The members of the Group met in Alexandria, Egypt, on 29 October 2006. Terms of reference for the Group were endorsed at the meeting of Arab countries held in Cairo, Egypt, on 1 and 2 April 2007, where the Group was renamed the Arab Coordination Unit.
Regional QSP projects
Stakeholders in the region are participating in the SAICM QSP projects.