Events

The Partnership Advisory Group will hold its fifteenth meeting on 10 December 2024 in an online setting, from 13:30 to 16:30 CET.

Participants are invited to register online to the Teams event.

In light of recent decisions of the fourth and fifth Conferences of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP-4 and COP-5), efforts towards the compliance with the Convention requirements should, among others, consider health and environmental matters jointly, ensuring as well as Parties and relevant stakeholders’ engagement on key information sharing and targeted actions.

Side Event: Phasing down the use of dental amalgam: Insights from Asia, Africa and South America  - A side event during the WHO Global oral health meeting

When: Thursday 28 November, 17:00 to 18:00

Where: Bangkok, Thailand

BACKGROUND:

The Mercury Waste Management Area (WMA) of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership will meet in on Thursday 14 November 2024, in an online setting, from 12:00 to 13:30 CET.

The meeting will share updates on the working groups, as well as key highlights on the implementation of ongoing projects.

Agenda

Where: Blue Zone Colombia Pavilion

When: Friday 25 October 15:00-16:00

(This event is for National Focal Points to the biodiversity and chemicals and waste Conventions and other government officials)

The Sixteenth International Conference On Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP-16 took place from 21 to 26 July 2024 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, in South Africa. The meeting was a great opportunity to learn more on existing research and interact with a wide range of scientists and stakeholders on mercury science.

The Partnership Area on Mercury Releases from Coal Combustion of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Thursday 13 June 2024.

From 6 to 10 June 2024, the Partnership areas on mercury releases from coal combustion,  mercury releases from the cement industry and mercury waste management jointly held a series of workshop to enhance inventories and strategies under Article 8 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Paki

The second meeting of the Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products project stakeholders group took place online on Tuesday 21 May 2024.

The event provided an opportunity to share updates and lessons learned from the GEF project on “Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products” and hear from stakeholders regarding their experiences.