Events

The Global Mercury Partnership and its Area of work on Mercury in Products, in collaboration with the Clean Lighting Coalition and the Zero Mercury Working Group with the support of the Government of Switzerland organized an online session on the transition to mercury-free lighting scheduled on Thursday 31 August 2023.

The Partnership Area on Mercury in Products, in collaboration with UNEP United for Efficiency (U4E) and the Clean Lighting Coalition, with the support of Switzerland organized the in-person workshop, on 19-20 June 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland.

In the context of its support for the implementation of the Minamata Convention, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved  the project Accelerate implementation of dental amalgam provisions and strengthen country capacities in the environmental sound management of associated wastes under the Minamata Convention, with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) respectively as implementing and executing agencies, with targeted technical assistance from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership, and participation of three countr

The Mercury in Products Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Tuesday 25 April 2023 in an online setting.

The meeting was be an opportunity to exchange on latest activities, ongoing projects and upcoming events, including in the context of the Partnership Area. The event also featured the introduction of new co-leads.

Provisional Agenda

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project, Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products is implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and co-executed by The World Health Organization (WHO) and Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) with technical support by the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership.

The Global Mercury Partnership organised an information sharing session on Minamata Initial Assessments (MIAs): latest trends, key findings and data analysis tools, on Tuesday 27 September 2022, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm CEST, in an online setting.

The UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and its areas of work on Mercury in Products and on Mercury Waste Management jointly organized on Tuesday 7 December 2021 an online information-sharing session dedicated to the phase out of  mercury-containing lamps.

The Mercury in products Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Wednesday 7 July. Participants discussed the following points:

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The UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and its Area of work on Mercury in Products, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, organized on 30 November 2020 a webinar to focus on the issue of mercury in skin lightening products. The event looked into the adverse effects of these products, shared information, and discussed some of the practices, experiences as well as challenges faced by countries and other stakeholders in meeting the 2020 deadline for phase out under the Minamata Convention.