As the world's highest decision-making body on the environment, UNEA aims to help restore harmony between humanity and nature, improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people.
With the Secretariat developing tangible pathways for stronger youth engagement within the Convention framework, join the Minamata Convention Youth Initiatives to help tackle toxic mercury.
On February 29, this livestreaming UNEA-6 side event will focus on the transformative potential of technology in the realm of MEAs, and on how to effectively share and leverage project knowledge.
On 19 February 2024, Mozambique deposited its instrument of ratification successfully, becoming as a result the 148th Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
On February 29, this livestreaming UNEA-6 side event will bring together several MEAs for a discussion on the interlinkages between chemicals and waste and climate change.
On February 29, this livestreaming UNEA-6 side event will explore areas of cooperation of MEAs Implementation and Compliance Committees (ICCs) to better address the triple planetary crises.
Read the submitted reports of the third reporting cycle: the second short national reports cover the period from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2022, and were due on 31 December 2023.
The Minamata Convention Secretariat participated in the Council Meeting (5-9 February) which focused on over $1 billion funding for climate change, biodiversity, ocean health and pollution.
Mercury pollution has severe effects on wetlands, affecting biodiversity, ecosystem functions and human well-being: tackling this issue requires collaborative efforts at all levels that address the pollution sources throughout its life stages and keep all beings that rely on wetlands, including h
The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention participated in the Bern III Conference on cooperation among the biodiversity-related conventions for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which took place from 23 to 25 January 2024 in Bern, Switzerland.