Ahead of the ninth anniversary of the Minamata Convention, the Secretariat is pleased to announce a new series of webinars to be held from September to December.
Under the theme "Reaching ten years of enforcement of the Minamata Convention: achievements, challenges and roadmap for the future", it will be held in Hyderabad, India, from 4 to 9 October 2026.
This webinar, to be held on 27 August (19:00-19:45 UTC+9), aims to strengthen networking among mercury laboratories and deepen understanding of global mercury issues.
The Secretariat took part in the GEF Chemicals and Waste Task Force Retreat "Strategic Planning for GEF-9 Implementation", hosted by UNIDO in Vienna, Austria, from 14 to 17 July 2026.
The Secretariat launches a global survey to inform the development of the Minamata Convention Exchange Platform.
An informal dialogue between the Convention Secretariat and members of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) took place on 15 July.
Health and environment policymakers and experts from across WHO South-East Asia today came together to strengthen collaboration to protect people and the environment by accelerating phase-out
The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury presented its Digital Strategy in the AI Dialogue Partnerships Hub and shared a written submission.
The Secretariat attended the first meeting of the Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme covering mercury monitoring, held In Shanghai by the Basel and Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in China.
The conference will take place from 16 to 20 November in Geneva, Switzerland, with registration for participants requesting funding closing on 17 July.