The Minamata Convention Secretariat will join the webinar hosted by the World Health Organization on 19 March (13h00-14h30 CET) to celebrate Oral Health Day, held in English, French and Spanish.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, read our newsletter to learn more about the importance of advancing equality and the empowerment of women to make mercury history.
On 10 March 2026 at 13h00 CET, the Secretariat joined the online discussion subtitled "Reflecting on the outcomes of COP-6", hosted by the Women’s Caucus of the Minamata Convention.
In decision MC-6/16, COP-6 invited Parties to continue their implementation of decision MC-5/15 on the gender action plan, including to address health concerns of women and children, and agreed on
This publication contains a roadmap for enhancing co-benefits from implementation of the Minamata Convention and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework by 2030.
Learn about the project "Reduce the impact and release of mercury and POPs in Viet Nam through lifecycle approach and ecolabel", including innovative measures to tackle risks across the country.
Experts from 16 countries around the globe gathered in Panama to accelerate the elimination of mercury from skin-lightening products.
Further to your invitation to submit information on the interaction of chemicals and waste with biodiversity and ecosystem services, in line with Target 7 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversit
Learn more about the eighth meeting of the Effectiveness Evaluation Group, the intersessional work towards COP-7, the ninth replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund, a COP-6 highlights video and more.
Abstracts are invited by 15 March for potential inclusion in ICMGP 2026, to be held in Hyderabad, India in October under the theme "Reaching Ten Years of Enforcement of the Minamata Convention".