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Minamata Convention updates: July newsletter
Learn more about the Secretariat's digital transformation initiatives, the Specific International Programme's first roundtable on fourth-round projects, and more.
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Continued dialogue with EMRIP supports Indigenous Peoples engagement under the Minamata Convention
An informal dialogue between the Convention Secretariat and members of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) took place on 15 July.
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WHO South-East Asia steps up efforts to phase out mercury-containing dental filling
Health and environment policymakers and experts from across WHO South-East Asia today came together to strengthen collaboration to protect people and the environment by accelerating phase-out
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Minamata Convention contributes to the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance
The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury presented its Digital Strategy in the AI Dialogue Partnerships Hub and shared a written submission.
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First GEF global monitoring project meeting covering mercury held in Shanghai
The Secretariat attended the first meeting of the Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme covering mercury monitoring, held In Shanghai by the Basel and Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in China.
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Registration open: first International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals
The conference will take place from 16 to 20 November in Geneva, Switzerland, with registration for participants requesting funding closing on 17 July.
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New focal area: digital strategy
Learn about the Convention’s digital strategy, which enables more effective information exchange, transparency and collaboration in support of the implementation of the Minamata Convention.
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Indigenous Fellows explore engagement with the Minamata Convention
On 2 July 2026, the Minamata Convention Secretariat delivered a session on mercury and its impact on health and Indigenous communities to the OHCHR Indigenous Fellows Programme in Geneva.
From the Executive Secretary
Follow-up to decision MC-6/8 – Dedicated call for submissions on gold supply chain transparency and mercury reduction
The Secretariat also developed an Information Submission Template on Gold Supply Chain Transparency and Mercury Reduction.
About the Minamata Convention
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is the most recent global agreement on environment and health, adopted in 2013. It is named after the bay in Japan where, in the mid-20th century, mercury-tainted industrial wastewater poisoned thousands of people, leading to severe health damage that became known as the "Minamata disease."
Since it entered into force on 16 August 2017, Parties have been working together to control the mercury supply and trade, reduce the use, emission and release of mercury, raise public awareness, and build the necessary institutional capacity to #MakeMercuryHistory