The tenth meeting of the Executive Board of the Special Programme to support institutional strengthening at the national level for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) conventions, the Minamata Convention, the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC), which took place in hybrid format in Geneva, Switzerland, was opened by the co-chairs, Ms Anna Fransson (Sweden) and Mr Helges Bandeira (Brazil) at 11:00 (CEST) on 17 March 2025.