Minamata Online: the new digital sessions on mercury

Starting in September and until December, the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is holding a weekly series of free online sessions aimed at better understanding the Convention's provisions, as well as policy and scientific aspects.

The future we want: a timeline of the Minamata Convention

On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, the Minamata Convention reaffirms its commitment to multilateralism and united action against mercury, and makes available an infographic timeline with a small sample of the Convention’s multilateral work, both past and future.

Minamata Online: Art21 Reporting and Art15 ICC

On Thursday 24 September, this session will outline the obligations under the Minamata Convention on reporting (Article 21 and MC-1/8) and the overall functioning of the Implementation and Compliance Committee (Article 15, MC-1/, MC-2/ and MC-3/9).

OEWG12 Online Side Event: Evaluating the effectiveness of Conventions - On 2 September, experts from chemicals and waste conventions, Regional Seas Conventions and UNEP exp... Read more

A Message from Minamata Bay. - To mark the 3rd anniversary of the Minamata Convention, two lifelong sufferers of the Minamata Disea... Read more

Minamata Convention on Mercury marks three years of protecting human health and the environment - Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Convention, reflects on its impact emphasizing how to... Read more

Celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of the Minamata Convention - Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of UNEP, Monika Stankiewicz, the Executive Secretary of the M... Read more

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