• Overview
  • Youth Consultative Meeting
  • Stakeholders Day

UNEP’s Major Groups and Stakeholders have been actively engaging with the work of the ad hoc open-ended working group on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (SPP OEWG 3.2).  

Civil society participants for OEWG-3.2 and the Intergovernmental Meeting to consider the establishment of a science-policy panel organized back-to-back with OEWG 3.2 are invited to participate in the International Major Groups and Stakeholders (MGS) preparatory meeting. The stakeholder day is a preparatory meeting for civil society, self-organized by major groups and stakeholders. The meeting will take place 13:30  - 17:00 Saturday 14 June 2025.  

Similarly, youth participants to OEWG-3 are invited to participate in the Youth Consultative Meeting (YCM) for the OEWG-3.2, taking place in Punta del Este on Saturday 14 June 2024 09:00-13:00. The meeting is self-organized by the Children and Youth Major Group.  

Participants are encouraged to reach out to their constituency focal point to coordinate engagement as per the overview below. 

Youth Consultative Meeting for OEWG-3.2 SPP - Saturday 14 June 2024 - 09:30 to 13:00 
  

MAIN OBJECTIVES 

  1. OEWG 3.2 & IM Youth Coordination: Facilitate coordination among youth delegates to articulate a unified stance and maximize the impact of youth interventions during OEWG 3.2 & IM discussions. 
  1. Future SPP Youth Engagement: Discuss proposals and recommendations to establish avenues of engagement for meaningful youth and early career professionals’ engagement with the future science-policy panel.  
  1. Foster Knowledge Exchange and Best Practices: Facilitate dynamic knowledge exchange among youth and organizations attending the OEWG meeting, sharing experiences and lessons learned, striving to foster collaboration and inspire collective action towards a more sustainable future. 

Link to hybrid participation 

International Major Groups and Stakeholders (MGS) preparatory meeting for the OEWG 3.2 SPP (15 - 18 June 2025)  

On Saturday, 14th June 2024 from 
1.30 pm – 5.00 pm ( Punta Del Este time) Room: La Barra  

  1. MGS coordination and preparations to reach coordinated positions and statements where possible for topics to be negotiated during OEWG 3.2  
  1. Knowledge Exchange among MGS on topics to be negotiated during OEWG 3.2  
  1. Capacity building for Major Groups and Stakeholders to equip them with necessary knowledge to actively engage in OEWG 3..2 negotiations.