Third meeting of the Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products project stakeholders group

The third meeting of the Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products project stakeholders group will take place on Thursday 30 January 2025 from 2pm to 4pm (GMT+1) in an online setting.

The event will provide an opportunity to share updates and lessons learned from the GEF project on Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products, to present draft report on Cosmetics Listed in Part I of Annex A to the Minamata Convention on Mercury and to hear from stakeholders regarding their experiences.

Participants are invited to register using this registration link.

Tentative agenda

14:00 - Opening and scene setting

14:10 - Key take aways from regional meeting on “Eliminating skin-lightening cosmetic products containing mercury in Africa region”

14:30 - Updates from Sri Lanka and Jamaica

14:50 - Presentation of the draft report on Cosmetics Listed in Part I of Annex A to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

15:20 - Moderated discussions and updates from the stakeholders

15:40 - Looking ahead – project key activities in 2025

15:55 - Closing