The forum provides a secured space for parties to review, comment, or ask questions about the proposed programme of work and the budget for the biennium 2024-2025 ahead of COP-5.
The Seventh Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly in Vancouver, Canada continued this week featuring several key side events, including a session addressing "Mercury Contamination from Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM): Impacts and Solutions" (pictured above).
During the Seventh Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly, held in Vancouver, Canada from 22 to 25 August, Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, participated in the first of several engagements by j
In its third phase, the third season of Minamata Online will offer webinars on COP-5 preparation from the end of August to mid-October 2023.
Every week, Ibu Sugiyanti makes her way to the small-scale gold mining camp where she teaches mercury-free alternatives to other women miners.
On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention takes the opportunity to share its contribution to ensuring that Indigenous Peoples around the world can enjoy an environment free of mercury pollution.
An exhibition will be organized at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-5) from Sunday 29 October to Friday, 3 November 2023. The venue will be the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG).
The Secretariat is offering further opportunities for knowledge and information sharing at COP-5 through unique sessions called Knowledge Labs.
In April 2023, the Secretariat participated in a regional workshop held in Ouagadougou as part of the Specific International Programme (SIP) joint project by Senegal, Burkina Faso and Togo.
The deadline for proposals for Minamata COP-5 events is coming up soon. Please send in your proposals by 23 June 2023 (Geneva time).
On the occasion of the 2023 International Day for Biodiversity, a new study sheds light on the profound socio-economic consequences of mercury pollution on biodiversity, fisheries and livelihoods.
On the occasion of Earth Day, the three winners have been revealed, recognizing their compelling images about mercury pollution, the environment, and the people working towards eliminating mercury.