Events

Using cosmetics to inhibit the body’s production of melanin, leading the skin to appear lighter, is a centuries-old practice that continues in many parts of the world today. However, consumers are often unaware that these products contain a host of harmful chemicals including mercury, causing skin rashes and discoloration, scarring, nervous, digestive and immune system damage, as well as anxiety and depression.

The Mercury supply and storage Partnership Area held it annual meeting on Friday 13 October 2023 in an online setting.

The meeting was the occasion to review recent work, discuss future priorities and designate Lilian Corra as the new co-lead of the Partnership Area-

Interested in knowing more about the Minamata Convention and biodiversity, mercury pollution and its impacts on wildlife, or existing approaches to sustainable conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems? Join our virtual event on Thursday 12 October.

The Mercury Waste Management Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its meeting on Tuesday 10 October 2023 in an online setting. The session was the occasion to exchanges on ongoing work of the area working groups.

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In a world grappling with environmental crises, marginalized groups like Indigenous Peoples are the unsung heroes of sustainable development. Their wisdom, traditions and values hold the key to our planet's future. But lurking at the heart of their struggle is the menacing specter of MERCURY.

The Mercury air transport and fate research Partnership Area held its annual meeting on Friday 6 October 2023, in an online setting.

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Open meeting (5 minutes)

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.

An interactive discussion was held online on 19 July following the presentations made at the Partnership Area on Mercury Releases from Coal Combustion Meeting held in Jakarta on Thursday 13 July 2023 in conjunction with the fifteenth International Workshop on Multi-pollutant Emissions from Coal workshop (MEC15) "Strategies for targeted emission reductions from the Indonesian coal fleet: capacity building to accelerate compliance".

The discussion included exchanges on:

The Global Mercury Partnership, in cooperation with its Areas of Work on Mercury Supply and Storage as well as on Mercury Waste Management, organized an online session “Managing mercury along the oil and gas value chains: sharing of experience and best practices” on Tuesday 18 July 2023.

The Partnership Area on Mercury Releases from Coal Combustion held its first face-to-face meeting in over three years on 13 July 2023, in conjunction with the MEC15 International Workshop entitled "Strategies for targeted emission reductions from the Indonesian coal fleet: capacity building to accelerate compliance" held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 11 and 12 July 2023.

Amongst others, the Partnership Area meeting featured: