HRC51 side event: Mercury, small-scale gold mining and human rights
The secretariat of the Minamata Convention will participate in this side event to the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council on Wednesday 21 September.
The secretariat of the Minamata Convention will participate in this side event to the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council on Wednesday 21 September.
Soumissions par les parties et les parties prenantes à mea-minamatasecretariat@un(.)org avec copie à marianne.bailey@un(.)org.
This event will be held on 13 September (10h00-12h00 CEST) within the framework of the Geneva Environment Network, providing an overview of work, key activities and upcoming key conferences.
Learn the key steps of becoming a party to the Convention, its financial obligations and benefits, including in terms of technical and financial assistance. In English, 2022 update. In French and Spanish: 2017 version.
Discover how countries are developing National Action Plans, including data visualizations on who and by when are fighting anthropogenic mercury pollution.
Opening remarks by Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, at the 15th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2022)
The 15th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) will be held online on 24-29 July, with the participation of the Minamata Convention Secretariat on Monday 25.
Twenty-nine donor governments have finalized $5.33 billion in pledges to the Global Environment Facility for the next four years, an increase of more than 30 percent.
Remarks by Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, at the international meeting of "Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity" in Sweden on 3 June 2022.
On 9 June (18h15-19h45 CEST), the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and the Minamata Convention, among others, will co-organize this hybrid event in the margins of the BRS COPs.
On the occassion of Biodiversity Day, read the new translations of the BRS and Minamata Conventions' publication: "Interlinkages between the chemicals and waste MEAs and biodiversity: Key Insights".
On June 2 (13h30-14h45 CEST), Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz will participate in a dialogue with UN Heads of Agencies organized by the UN Environment Management Group (EMG).