Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety
Global Partnership for Chemical Safety
In partnership for global chemical safety
A unique, over-arching mechanism which developed and promoted strategies and partnerships among national governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.
IFCS provided an open, transparent and inclusive forum for discussing issues of common interest and also new and emerging issues in the area of sound management of chemicals. IFCS played a unique multi-faceted role as a flexible, open and transparent brainstorming and bridge-building forum for Governments, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations including from the private sector. This role has facilitated consensus building on issues and actions addressing the sound management of chemicals. By its efforts it contributed to the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the work of other chemicals-related international organizations and institutions.
Purpose
- Provided policy guidance
- Developed strategies in a coordinated and integrated manner
- Fostered understanding of issues
- Promoted the required policy support
Chemical safety is the prevention of the adverse effects, both short- and long-term, to humans and the environment from the production, storage, transportation, use and disposal of chemicals.
IFCS sessions and reports (1994 to 2008)
Between 1994 and 2008, six sessions of the Forum were held at intervals of 2-3 years:
IFCS documents
20 October 2000
Bahia declaration on chemical safety
Declaration of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety Third Session
IFCS awareness raising
3 June 2021
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