The first draft of the Guidance on monitoring to support the Effectiveness Evaluation is now open for comments

Parties and stakeholders may submit comments using the template available for this purpose and submit it by 31 May 2021.

Update on the format of the Minamata Convention COP4

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP4) will be held in two segments: online (1-5 November 2021) and in-person (first quarter of 2022 in Bali, Indonesia). Read the letter from the COP4 President and the Executive Secretary.

Report on the work of the ad hoc group of experts on the review of Annexes A and B

This report summarizes the outcome of the work of the group. Submitted and supplemented information is presented in a "compilation document", part of which is to be further organized and made available to COP4 as an information document.

Notification on amendment proposals to Annexes A and B ahead of COP4 - On 30 April 2021, the Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz notified the Parties and Signatories to... Read more

Central African Republic brings to 130 the number of parties to the Minamata Convention - On 31 March 2021, the Government of Central African Republic deposited its instrument of ratificatio... Read more

Tribute to the memory of Prof. Lucyna Falkowska - The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention expresses its condolences on the passing of Prof. Lucyna ... Read more

ICMGP 2022 calls for mini workshop proposals - The 15th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, to be held in Cape Town July 202... Read more

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