The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention has recently developed a capacity-building material and convening webinars on mercury waste management in six UN languages.
In line with the objectives of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the building that is housing the offices of the Secretariat is transitioning to mercury-free lighting.
The Minamata Convention Secretariat contributed online to the Capacity-building workshop: Implementation of biodiversity and chemicals and waste Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), organized by UNEP - Law Division.
Government officials, industry managers, technical experts and UN officers met in Monterrey to kick off a project to stop mercury-based chlor-alkali production and clean up contaminated factories.
Stakeholders gathered to discuss how cooperation works in a whole-of-society and whole-of-government approach in integrating global strategies on biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, and pollution.
The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) took place from 21 October to 1 November 2024, in Cali, Colombia.
On 29 October, the event, hosted by the Colombian government, proposed the scope, stakeholders and timeline for developing an international agreement on the traceability of mineral supply chains.
Heads of State and leaders gather at UN Biodiversity COP-16 to align agendas on the triple planetary crisis and explore joint solutions for a future where life on Earth is restored and preserved.
On 25 October, the Minamata Convention co-hosts "Forest and Water Day" at UN Biodiversity COP-16, focusing on the protection of these ecosystems to tackle biodiversity loss and mercury pollution.
On 24 October, the Secretariat co-hosted the side event “Contributions of the chemicals and waste agenda to support the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” at UN Biodiversity COP-16.
The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention is attending the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-16), held from 21 October to 1 November in Cali, Colombia.
The 15th International Committee on Contaminated Land (ICCL) Meeting took place from 17 to 18 October in Bern, Switzerland, including a hybrid session on the Minamata Convention on Mercury.