On 18 April, Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz participates in the panel discussion hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNEP.
Top scientists published a series of synthesis papers on the global impact of mercury pollution.
This tool enables parties to submit their second short national reports on the measures, effectiveness and challenges in implementing the Minamata Convention, submission due by 31 December 2023.
The Open-ended Scientific Group (OESG) gathers in-person from 27 to 31 March in Geneva to put together a plan for data analysis and produce a progress report for COP-5.
Read the overview of the latest developments under the Minamata Convention on Mercury, including the outcomes of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-4).
The brown bag meeting seeks to continue the productive informal dialogue between the Executive Secretary and accredited observers to the Minamata Convention last year at the fourth meeting of the C
At its fifth meeting in Geneva (7-9 March), the Implementation and Compliance Committee (ICC) considered issues based on the information provided by Parties in their first full national reports.
Toxic mercury affects us all, but not all in the same way: women are disproportionately impacted by mercury, with high
On World Wildlife Day, we highlight the severe impact that mercury pollution poses to wildlife inside and outside our oceans, particularly those at the top of the food chain.
Thirty experts from around the world met in Geneva on 16-18 February 2023 to discuss thresholds to define waste contaminated with mercury to be controlled under the Minamata Convention.