RT null T1 Report of the First Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Executive Board of the Special Programme A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 chemical K1 nature conservation K1 environmental agreement YR 2021 FD 2021-03 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36363 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36363 NO The sixth meeting of the Executive Board of the Special Programme to support institutional strengthening at the national level for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) conventions, the Minamata Convention and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) was opened by Mr. Reggie Hernaus (Netherlands), co-chair of the Executive Board, at 14:00 (CEST) on 27 October 2020. Mr. Hernaus welcomed the participants and thanked them for their understanding of the need to hold an online meeting, given the travel restrictions in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He then invited Ms. Monika MacDevette, Chief of the Chemicals and Health Branch of UNEP’s Economy Division, to make some opening remarks. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026