COP3 Participants Information

The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention will take place from 25 to 29 November 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.

• The online platform for pre-registration is available.
• Parties and stakeholders may submit applications for events and exhibitions to the Secretariat by 13 September 2019.

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Making Mercury History: The Minamata Convention celebrates its second anniversary

Two years ago, on 16 August 2017, the Minamata Convention came into force as a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from human-induced emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds.
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DRAFT REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The draft report of the ad hoc technical expert group is open for public comment from 1 August to 5 September 2019. The draft report responds to the mandate of MC-1/9 and MC-2/10.
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