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Save the date for Pre-COP-6 events.
A series of Minamata online briefings and regional preparatory meetings will take place from August to October 2025 to support Parties and stakeholders in the lead-up to COP-6.
Minamata Convention Secretariat participates in urgent Amazon Indigenous meeting on mercury crisis
On 2 July, the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention participated in the First Exchange of Amazonian Indigenous Peoples on Illegal Gold Mining and Mercury Contamination, held in Leticia, Colombia.
Minamata Convention Secretariat highlights critical role of National Action Plan reviews at regional forum in Bolivia
At the International Forum on the Implementation of the Minamata Convention in Bolivia, the Secretariat emphasized the importance of regular reviews of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)
Minamata Convention Updates: June newsletter
Explore the open calls for proposals for COP-6 activities, the GEF Council approval of mercury projects across 20 countries, the establishment of a new global science-policy panel, and much more.
Establishment of new science‑policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution
Governments reached a major agreement in Punta del Este, Uruguay, establishing a new global science-policy panel to support the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution.
The Minamata Convention Secretariat participates in Green Customs training in Yerevan
Launching the Women's Caucus for the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Watch the video recording in English of this online event, which took place on Thursday, 12 June, originally with live interpretation in French and Spanish.
UNEP workshop - Advancing effective MEA implementation in Central Asia
This capacity-building workshop from 17 to 19 June in Almaty, Kazakhstan, aims to advance the effective implementation of MEAs at the national level in the Central Asia region to combat pollution.
Customs training to enhance monitoring of trade of mercury and mercury compounds
Learn more about the Japan-funded project "Project for promoting the Convention by making the most of Japan's knowledge and experiences" to support Parties like Sri Lanka, Mongolia and Palau.
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