The workshop was in response to the call of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council (GC) 24th session, for increased efforts to address the global challenges to reduce risks from releases of mercury by reducing the global mercury demand related to use in products and production processes. The workshop was conducted by UNEP Chemicals in coordination with the Thailand Ministry Pollution Control Department- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (PCD-MNRE) and with support from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), last 17-19 May 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The overall goal of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership is to protect human health and the environment from the releases of mercury.