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On 25 July 2022, the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury took part in the 15th meeting of the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP). The meeting is taking place as a week-long virtual event. At the beginning of the day, Dr.

Opening remarks by Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, at the 15th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2022)

The 15th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) will be held online on 24-29 July, with the participation of the Minamata Convention Secretariat on Monday 25.

The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury took part in the latest meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF) that was held in Nairobi from 21 to 26 June 2022.

Twenty-nine donor governments have finalized $5.33 billion in pledges to the Global Environment Facility for the next four years, an increase of more than 30 percent.

Remarks by Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, at the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BRS COPs) on 8 June

Remarks by Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, at the international meeting of "Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity" in Sweden on 3 June 2022.

On 9 June (18h15-19h45 CEST), the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and the Minamata Convention, among others, will co-organize this hybrid event in the margins of the BRS COPs.

On June 2 (13h30-14h45 CEST), Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz will participate in a dialogue with UN Heads of Agencies organized by the UN Environment Management Group (EMG).