Event Conference
How the Right to a Healthy Environment Can Inform Decision-Making on Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste | GFC IC1 Interactive Dialogue
19 Nov 2026
14:30 – 15:30
Venue: CICG | Club l'Esprit de Genève
Organization: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
This interactive session organized at the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals will explore how human rights obligations can inform concrete actions and priorities for the sound management of chemicals and waste, from local realities to global policymaking.
About this Dialogue
This session will explore how human rights obligations can be translated into concrete actions and development priorities to strengthen the sound management of chemicals and waste. It will open with keynote remarks by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, followed by an interactive dialogue with representatives from governments, the health sector, workers’ organizations, the scientific community, Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, civil society and international organizations.
Designed as an open and participatory exchange, the session will encourage active engagement from all participants, focusing on practical solutions, lessons learned and opportunities for collaboration. By bringing together diverse perspectives and experiences, the discussion aims to identify pathways for implementing rights-based approaches that better protect human health and the environment from the harmful impacts of chemicals and waste.
Participation
The session is open to all participants registered for the GFC IC1. The dialogue is streamed on YouTube.