Partnership Advisory Group Meeting 7

The Global Mercury Partnership is an initiative of over 150 governments and stakeholders who cooperate to protect human health and the global environment from the release of mercury. It provides a platform for governments, intergovernmental organizations, non-government organizations and other stakeholders to synergize and collaborate in the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The 7th PAG meeting was convened back to back with the 7th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for the Minamata Convention.

The Partnership developed a draft guidance document on the development of national action plans on artisanal and small-scale gold mining for consideration by the INC. PAG reaffirmed the commitment of the partners to contribute to the Convention in similar ways in other areas such as mercury interim storage and monitoring. The meeting also reviewed the business plans for areas such as coal combustion, mercury-added products, waste management, chlor-alkali plants and cement production. The PAG meeting discussed its future work based on outcomes of the Partnership regional consultations held in the margins of the INC 7 regional consultations, and agreed to strengthen synergies, collaboration, communication and outreach. 

On 10 March, the first day of INC, Mr. Cuna made a statement on the Partnership in the plenary. 

UNEP welcomes new partners.

Meeting Documents

PAG.7.1 - Provisional Agenda

PAG.7.2 - Annotated Agenda

PAG.7.3 - Report on Activities

PAG.7.4 - Feedback on the Regional Consultations of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership

PAG.7.5 - Updated Business Plans and Partnership Area Summaries

PAG.7.6 - Enhancing Communication and Outreach in the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership

Information Documents

PAG.7/INF - Report on partnership area leads meeting, Jeju, Korea, 16 June 2015