highly hazardous substances and other substances which are known to present major risks in their country. Governments, relevant organizations and other stakeholders should define the responsibilities of the industry sector and the national administrations. This should also include encouragement and reinforcement of voluntary initiatives which are aimed at putting in place and enhancing fundamental risk management practices. NFPs should coordinate information exchange on these matters, both within their countries and, with the assistance of regional focal points, beyond. Para 30: should cooperate proactively with the NFPs national focal point of the WHO International Health Regulations to coordinate activities on chemicals and health and maximize collective efforts relating to chemicals and waste management, in particular to deal with chemical accidents. Core activity areas for Action points in the OOG Proposed implementation approaches at the implementing the objectives (paraphrased) national and regional levels set out in the Overarching Policy Strategy Establish and Para 37: Working together with relevant sectors and stakeholders, strengthen national Governments should have in place the requisite national legislative and Africa: legislative and regulatory frameworks that address the life cycle of chemicals and waste regulatory frameworks as well as the relevant enforcement and compliance mechanisms to Asia-Pacific: for chemicals and achieve basic sound management of chemicals and waste. waste: improving Central and Eastern Europe: Para 38: Through the multisectoral and multi-stakeholder approach, capacity to address the NFPs should identify key actors at the national, regional and global basic elements of sound Latin America and the Caribbean: levels towards strengthening the capacity of health, environment,
highly hazardous substances and other substances which are known to present major risks in their country. Governments, relevant organizations and other stakeholders should define the responsibilities of the industry sector and the national administrations. This should also include encouragement and reinforcement of voluntary initiatives which are aimed at putting in place and enhancing fundamental risk management practices. NFPs should coordinate information exchange on these matters, both within their countries and, with the assistance of regional focal points, beyond. Para 30: NFPs should cooperate proactively with the national focal point of the WHO International Health Regulations to coordinate activities on chemicals and health and maximize collective efforts relating to chemicals and waste management, in particular to deal with chemical accidents. Core activity areas for implementing the objectives set out in the Overarching Policy Strategy Action points in the OOG (paraphrased) Proposed implementation approaches at the national and regional levels Establish and strengthen national legislative and regulatory frameworks for chemicals and waste: improving capacity to address the basic elements of sound Para 37: Working together with relevant sectors and stakeholders, Governments should have in place the requisite national legislative and regulatory frameworks that address the life cycle of chemicals and waste as well as the relevant enforcement and compliance mechanisms to achieve basic sound management of chemicals and waste. Para 38: Through the multisectoral and multi-stakeholder approach, NFPs should identify key actors at the national, regional and global levels towards strengthening the capacity of health, environment, Africa: Asia-Pacific: Central and Eastern Europe: Latin America and the Caribbean:
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