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2025 BRS COPs: From Evidence to Policy Action – Establishing a Science-Policy Panel to Promote the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and the Prevention of Pollution
Hybrid high-level side event, featuring UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen and Minamata Convention Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz, to be held on Tuesday, 29 April (18h15-19h45 CEST).
2025 BRS COPs: Integrating chemicals and waste management into biodiversity conservation – The Power of synergies
Hybrid high-level side event, featuring the participation of the Minamata Convention Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz, among others, to be held on Friday, 2 May (13h15-14h45 CEST).
2025 BRS COPs: See the Unseen – Leveraging MEAs and Digital Tools for SDG Progress on Chemicals and Waste
Hybrid side event, featuring the participation of the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention and the InforMEA Initiative, among others, to be held on Thursday, 8 May (13h15-14h45 CEST).
Youth Briefing on the 2025 UN Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Negotiations
On 16 April, the Geneva Environment Network and the Chemicals & Waste Youth Platform organize this online briefing to bring more youth voices into globally-coordinated efforts to find solutions
Minamata Convention Updates: April newsletter
In this issue, the newly launched "Focus Areas", Minamata Online session in Arabic on national reporting, membership now open for our Women's Caucus, and two draft documents available for comments.
New "Focus Areas" web section enhances access to key mercury issues
The Minamata Convention on Mercury launches a new “Focus Areas” section on its website, offering Parties, stakeholders, and the public a more intuitive and data-oriented way to engage with the Conv
Become a member of the Women’s Caucus of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
The Women’s Caucus is a space for advancing the equality and empowerment of women within the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Open for inputs: guidance on Indigenous Peoples' engagement in ASGM national action plans
Parties, Indigenous Peoples and local community organizations, and relevant stakeholders are invited to submit inputs to the draft supplemental guidance by the end of April.
Progress of the intersessional work under the Minamata Convention on Mercury
This letter is to update on the progress of the intersessional work pursuant to the decisions of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and in preparation for the sixth meeting.
About the Minamata Convention
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is the most recent global agreement on environment and health, adopted in 2013. It is named after the bay in Japan where, in the mid-20th century, mercury-tainted industrial wastewater poisoned thousands of people, leading to severe health damage that became known as the "Minamata disease."
Since it entered into force on 16 August 2017, Parties have been working together to control the mercury supply and trade, reduce the use, emission and release of mercury, raise public awareness, and build the necessary institutional capacity to #MakeMercuryHistory