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 took place on Thursday 30 January 2025, in an online setting.

The event provided 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.

Agenda

• Opening and scene setting
• Key take aways from regional meeting on “Eliminating skin-lightening cosmetic products containing mercury in Africa region”
• Updates from Sri Lanka and Jamaica
• Looking ahead – project key activities in 2025
• Presentation of the draft report on Cosmetics Listed in Part I of Annex A to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
• Moderated discussions and updates from the stakeholders
• Closing