Regional meetings
The International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) decided its resolution I/1 that intersessional work should be promoted through, among other things, regional meetings. The SAICM Overarching Policy Strategy, in paragraph 26, indicates that the functions of the regional meetings will include:
- To review progress on implementation of the Strategic Approach within the regions;
- To provide guidance on implementation to all stakeholders at a regional level;
- To enable technical and strategic discussions and exchange of information to take place.
Initial planning for regional meetings was undertaken in consultation with regional focal points, as reflected in planning notes of 10 May 2006 
and 26 June 2006 . Regional meetings have been generously supported by a number of donor and host Governments. The following regional and subregional meetings and meetings of regional coordination bodies have been held:
Africa
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- African Core Group meeting, Cairo, Egypt, 13-15 June 2006
- African regional meeting on SAICM, Cairo, Egypt, 11-14 September 2006
- 29 October 2006 Arab Core Group meeting on SAICM
- Arab sub-regional meeting, Cairo, Egypt, 1-2 April 2007
- 2nd African regional meeting, Dar e Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic Of, 14-19 July 2008
- Meeting of the Africa Core Group (ACG) on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), Nairobi, Kenya, 20-21 August 2009
- Fifth meeting of the African Core Group on SAICM, Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire, 24-27 January 2010
- African regional meeting on SAICM, workshops on nanotechnology and industrial chemicals, Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire, 25-29 January 2010
- Teleconference of the African Core Group, , Switzerland, 13 August 2010
- Fourth African regional meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and UNITAR/OECD workshop on Nanotechnology and Manufactured Nanomaterials, Nairobi, Kenya, 5-8 April 2011
Asia-Pacific
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- 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
- 3rd Asia-Pacific regional meeting on the SAICM, UNITAR workshop on Nanotechnology and OECD/UNEP workshop on perfluorinated chemicals, Beijing, China, 5-9 September 2011
Central & Eastern Europe
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- Central and Eastern European meeting on SAICM, Riga, Latvia, 4-6 December 2006
- 2nd Central and Eastern European (CEE) regional meeting on SAICM and associated workshops, Bucharest, Romania, 8-11 September 2008
- Meeting of the Central and Eastern European Regional Coordination Group (CEE RCG) on (SAICM), Brno, Czech Republic, Czech Republic, 6 September 2009
- Third Central and Eastern European regional meeting on SAICM and associated workshops on mercury and a workshop on nanotechnology, Lodz, Poland, 7-11 December 2009
- 2nd meeting of the Bureau of the International Conference on Chemicals Management , Ljubljana, Slovenia, 9-10 June 2011
- 4th Central and Eastern European regional meeting on the SAICM and UNITAR workshop on Nanotechnology , Lodz, Poland, 27-29 June 2011
Latin America and the Caribbean
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- Latin America and Caribbean regional meeting on SAICM, Panama City (preceded by UNEP workshops), Panama City, Panama, 14-16 February 2008
- Latin American and Caribbean regional coordinating committee meeting, Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago, 11-13 June 2008
- Latin American and Caribbean regional consultation on current international chemicals management issues, Viña del Mar , Chile, 17-19 December 2008
- Caribbean workshop on SAICM and related chemicals and hazardous waste instruments, Bridgetown, Barbados, 10-13 March 2009
- Latin American and Caribbean Regional Coordinating Committee Meeting, Santiago, Chile, 15-16 November 2009
- Second Latin American and Caribbean regional meeting on SAICM, UNEP mercury consultation and associated workshops, Kingston, Jamaica, 8-13 March 2010
- 3rd Latin American and Caribbean regional meeting on SAICM and UNITAR workshop on Nanotechnology and Manufactured Nanomaterials, Panama City, Panama, 30 May-3 June 2011
Western European and Others group
