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Highly hazardous pesticides should be phased out because it has proven very difficult to ensure proper handling.
FAO/Asim Hafeez

Warning of dangers to health, environment, UN experts urge phase-out of hazardous pesticides

28 September 2015
Two independent United Nations human rights experts today called for an immediate worldwide phase-out on use of highly hazardous pesticides that are inflicting significant damage on human health and the environment.
Highly hazardous pesticides should be phased out because it has proven very difficult to ensure proper handling.
FAO/Asim Hafeez

India school deaths highlight need to phase out toxic pesticides – UN agency

30 July 2013
The tragic incident in India in which nearly two dozen children died after eating a contaminated school meal is a stark reminder that highly hazardous pesticides should be phased out in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

Software 'toolkit' for control of hazardous chemicals issued by UN-backed body

26 May 2005
A software “toolkit” released today will help governments take inventory of the hazardous chemicals known as PCBs and assess the risks they pose, according to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).
Field being sprayed with pesticide

UN-backed treaty banning most dangerous pollutants comes into force Monday

14 May 2004
An international treaty banning the world's most dangerous pesticides, industrial chemicals and hazardous by-products of combustion enters into force on Monday, marking the start of an ambitious United Nations-backed effort to rid the planet of some of the worst pollutants tied to cancer, birth defects and immune system damage.

UN-backed accord on hazardous chemicals set to add petrol additives to list

3 February 2004
Experts meeting on a United Nations-backed treaty governing hazardous chemicals and pesticides are expected this week to add leaded petrol additives to the pact's list of substances that countries can choose not to import for safety reasons.

UN-backed treaty on hazardous chemicals to come into force in February

28 November 2003
A new United Nations-backed treaty regulating trade in hazardous chemicals and pesticides and seen as a first line of defence against future tragedies, particularly in developing countries, will come into force in three months’ time following its ratification by its 50th member state, Armenia.

Parties to UN-administered treaty move to curb hazardous wastes

6 May 2003
More than 100 Parties to a United Nations-administered treaty on hazardous wastes have agreed to fund a first batch of projects ranging from preventing illegal shipments of dangerous material to improving the operation of landfills.

Hazardous wastes require ‘vigilance’ to ensure they do not cause harm – Annan

12 December 2002
Hazardous wastes require “permanent vigilance” to ensure that they do not cause harm to human health or contaminate the environment, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, said today in a message to a meeting in Geneva that is seeking to formulate an action plan to help countries safely dispose of dangerous materials.