Events

Co-organized by the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, the Secretariat of BRS Conventions and UNEP Global Mercury Partnership, this event addressed the challenges faced by developing countries in managing and disposing of mercury waste in an environmentally sound manner.

The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-16), and the eleventh meetings of the Parties respectively to the Rotterdam (RC COP-11) and the Stockholm Conventions (SC COP-11) took place back-to-back from 1 to 12 May 2023, at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland.

This year’s COPs theme was “Accelerating action: Targets for the sound management of chemicals and waste”, featuring various side events on joint issue.

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 Mercury Waste Management Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Wednesday 15 March 2023 in an online setting. The session featured the introduction of new partners, as well as exchanges on ongoing work of the area working groups.

-- Agenda --

12:00 – 12:05 Opening

The Partnership Areas on Mercury cell Chlor-alkali Production and Mercury Waste Management hosted a joint webinar on the sound management and elimination of mercury and mercury waste in the chlor-alkali sector on 16 February 2023.

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 Mercury Releases from the Cement Industry Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Monday 13 February 2023 in an online setting.

Amongst others, this was be the occasion to welcome new partners, review the draft partnership area business plan, and present recent and upcoming activities.

The Mercury releases from Coal Combustion Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Monday 16 January 2023, in an online setting.

The Thirteenth Partnership Advisory Group (PAG-13) meeting was held on 9 and 10 November 2022, in Paris, France and online, back to back with the OECD Global Forum on Environment Meeting dedicated to