Report of the 7th FAO/WHO joint meeting on pesticide management: 15–18 October 2013 Geneva, Switzerland

Overview

The 7th FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM) and the 9th Session of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Management were held at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland from 15 to 18 October 2013. The JMPM was established following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between FAO and WHO on cooperation in a joint programme for the sound management of pesticides. Since its inception, the JMPM has consisted of members drawn from the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticides Management and the WHO Panel of Experts on Vector Biology and Control. The JMPM held its first session in 2007. The JMPM advises FAO and WHO on matters pertaining to pesticide regulation and management, alerting them to new developments, problems or issues that otherwise merit attention; in particular, on the implementation of the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management (hereinafter “Code of Conduct”).