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| 1st meeting of the ICCM.2/3 Bureau, New York, United States of America, 4 May 2010 |
| Teleconferences: |
| 1st teleconference of the ICCM2/3 Bureau, 22 June 2009 |
| 2nd teleconference of the ICCM2/3 Bureau, 10 November 2009 |
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The Overarching Policy
Strategy, in its paragraph 27, envisages the establishment of a
bureau of the Conference in accordance with the rules of
procedure. For the first session of the Conference in 2006 and
pending the finalization of the rules of procedure, a bureau had
been established on a temporary basis only, comprising Mr.
Mariano Arana Sanchez (Uruguay) as President, and Ms. Sulfina
Barbu (Romania), Ms. Aisha Omar Kigoda (United Republic of
Tanzania), Ms. Claudia McMurray (United States of America), and Ms. Fatemeh Vaezjavali (Islamic Republic of Iran),
as
Vice-Presidents. The bureau was fully established at the second
session of the Conference and confirmed upon the adoption of the
rules of procedure. According to the rule 14 of the Conference
rules of procedure, the bureau shall remain in office until the
closure of the third session.
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The Bureau advises the President and the secretariat on the conduct
of the business of the Conference and its subsidiary bodies.
According to resolution II/6 on the establishment of an Open-ended
Working Group, the Bureau of the Conference also serves as the
Bureau of the Working Group. |
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The composition of the Bureau
in office until the closure of the third session of the Conference
is as follows:
President of the Conference:
Vice-Presidents: Consistent with the multi-sectoral character of SAICM and in accordance with rule 15 of the Conference's rules of procedure, four representatives of non-governmental participants and the chair of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals participate in Bureau meetings. The following were elected by and from non-governmental participants at the second session to represent each of the health, industry, trade union, and public interest groups:
- Ms. Anabella Rosemberg
(International Trade Union Confederation)
Mr. Craig Boljkovac (UNITAR),
being the current chair of the IOMC, participates in
Bureau meetings as the IOMC representative. The secretariat services the meetings of the Bureau. A Bureau meeting schedule for the intersessional period is currently being developed. As envisaged in resolution II/2 on regional activities and coordination, the regional focal points will assist the Bureau members of their respective regions, in particular by channeling necessary information and views from the region to them. The Bureau has invited regional focal point to participate in Bureau meetings. |
