The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention presented draft guidance on developing national action plans to phase out dental amalgam at the final meeting of the GEF-7 dental amalgam project.

The Minamata Convention Secretariat contributed to a side event at the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC COP13).

Representatives from 14 countries concluded a regional workshop aimed at advancing regional action on mercury through strengthened cooperation to support national action.

Knowledge management officers from more than 20 multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), UNEP, and partners met in Geneva from 12 to 14 October.

Organized in the context of the GEF 10716 medical devices project, the session on 3 November (11:00-12:30 CET) focuses on managing mercury-containing medical devices once they are taken out of use.

Register for the webinar on Friday, 23 October (19:00–19:45 UTC+9), aimed at strengthening networking among mercury laboratories and introducing basic mercury science.

The 17th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) closed on 9 October 2026 in Hyderabad, India, bringing together scientists and policymakers to address mercury pollution.

Learn more about the journey to tackle mercury pollution, the progress made under the Minamata Convention, and the work still ahead to protect people and the planet.

The 6 October session focused on key developments in the lead-up to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 17).

For the first time, the Minamata Convention Secretariat participated in the annual meeting of the United Nations Governing Bodies Secretariats (UNGBS), hosted by WIPO in Geneva on 1–2 October 2026.