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COMMITTEE: International Telecommunication Union 2
ISSUE: Reducing and managing e-waste in the context of sustainable development
MAIN SUBMITTER: Norway
CO-SUBMITTERS: Australia, Colombia, France, Germany, Google, Greenpeace, Indonesia,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, WWF

The International Telecommunication Union committee 2,

Reaffirming the goal and thus the universality of the Paris Agreements signed by 195

countries from 30 November to 12 December 2015 in France, highlighting the transparency of
states with regard to sustainable development,

Reaffirming the international concern for sustainable development,

Reaffirming the principles of humanity, including respect for others,

Emphasising the need to pay increasing attention to polluting waste, in this case,
electrical and electronic waste,

Noting with regret the existence of programmed obsolescence in Electronic and
Electrical Equipment (EEE), such as smartphones, household appliances, etc., prompting
consumers already encouraged and pushed by society and advertising to buy even more,

Alarmed by the increasing amount of e-waste, which was of 44.7 million metric tons in
2016, and the human and environmental consequences which follow,

Reminding the fact that the life cycle of electronic devices is of 18 months, on average,

Stressing that the average lifespan of EEE is 16 months and 21 months due to

programmed obsolescence,

Recalling that only 20% of WEEE is recycled,

Recalling that EEE contains hazardous chemicals that harm the local population and
the environment,

Recalling that in developing countries 69% of waste is dumped in the open air and often
burned,

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