Chemicals are posing a serious risk to people’s lives, particularly children in Africa.

To tackle this problem, more than 500 participants from 124 countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya this week for a five-day meeting on global chemicals management.

The International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM3) has been organized under the auspices of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Dianne Penn reports.

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