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Data last updated 18 April 2019
Metadata last updated 03 July 2020

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Indicator name

Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement
Target name

By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

UN Environment (UNEP)
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