The fourth season of Minamata Online will feature webinars on implementation review and support and mercury science from March to November 2024.
The Special Programme and the Specific International Programme launched their call for funding, coinciding with the International Day of Multilateralism on April 24.
All COP-5 decisions are available in the 6 UN official languages, covering from Indigenous Peoples' engagement to phase out of mercury-added products and the Convention's effectiveness evaluation.
The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury in November 2023 decided to amend Annex A to the Convention, adding mercury-added products to be phased out including all t
(This event is for National Focal Points to the biodiversity and chemicals and waste Conventions and other government officials)
The UNEP Global Mercury Partnership in collaboration with the Minamata Convention highlights the urgent need to address the harmful effects of skin-lightening mercury-containing products.
Amira Adawe (Executive Director, Beautywell) highlighted: "We have to end colourism. We have to redefine beauty standards and welcome everybody, embrace everybody's skin colour".
Catherine Tetteh (Chief Exec Officer, Melanin Foundation) said: "For our physical and mental health, mercury elimination can enable us to rise to the challenge of being proud of our skin colour".
As the world prepares to observe the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, the Minamata Convention on Mercury highlights the urgent need to address the harmful
The UNEP Global Mercury Partnership organises this webinar on Thursday 21 March 2024 from 13:00 to 15:00 (CET), in an online setting.