Nineteenth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention

The nineteenth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention will be held on 17-19 June 2015 in Geneva (Palais des Nations). The Working Group is expected to review implementation of the current work programme and discuss a number of items, including, progress achieved in promoting access to information, public participation and access to justice, and in ratification of the Convention's amendment on genetically modified organisms; financial matters; and promotion of the Convention and relevant developments and interlinkages. The Working Group will also deliberate on preparations for the sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties.

The Working Group of the Parties will be held back-to-back with the meeting of the Task Force on Access to Justice which is scheduled to take place from 15 to 17 June 2015. More information regarding the meeting of the Task Force will be made available on the following webpage in due course: http://www.unece.org/env/pp/aarhus/tfaj8#/