Noticias

Check the list of Parties with their dates of effect for the amendment, agreed at COP-4 with eight additional mercury-containing products (part I) and two provisions on dental amalgam (Part II).

On 18 August 2023, Ukraine deposited its instrument of ratification successfully, becoming as a result the 146th Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

On 22 September 2023, Kenya deposited its instrument of ratification successfully, becoming as a result the 147th Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

La Séptima Asamblea del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM), que se celebra en Vancouver (Canadá), ha continuado esta semana con varios actos paralelos importantes, entre ellos, una sesión dedicada a la “Contaminación por mercurio procedente de la extracción de oro artesanal y en pequeña

In late August, Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, embarked on a journey to Minamata Bay in Japan, aimed at strengthening ties with the region and honoring the victims of the Minamata disease.

The Minamata Convention and the UNEP science policy panel on chemicals, waste and prevention of pollution (SPP) have cooperated to hold back-to-back regional meetings.

The forum provides a secured space for parties to review, comment, or ask questions about the proposed programme of work and the budget for the biennium 2024-2025 ahead of its consideration at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to be held from 30 October to 3 November 2023 in Gene

The Board has recognized the SIP effectiveness in its mission and implementation support via 24 projects so far, highlighting the importance of the mid-term evaluation and second review of the SIP.