Following up on COP Decision MC-5/5, the Executive Secretary sent a letter to Parties and observers to invite the submission of information by 30 June 2024 using the submission format.
The Minamata Convention Secretariat contributed online to the Capacity-building workshop: Implementation of biodiversity and chemicals and waste Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), organized by UNEP - Law Division.
Government officials, industry managers, technical experts and UN officers met in Monterrey to kick off a project to stop mercury-based chlor-alkali production and clean up contaminated factories.
On Children's Day, we celebrate and encourage initiatives like planetGOLD Perú: Expedición Mercurio and others that strengthen youth engagement and are part of the solution to tackle toxic mercury.