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On 13 December 2021, Spain deposited its instrument of ratification successfully, becoming as a result the 137th Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

The 61st Council Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which took place online from 1 to 9 December with representatives of 184 countries, approved a $191 million work program that will help over 25 million people fr

On 7 December 2021, Australia deposited its instrument of ratification successfully, becoming as a result the 136th Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

The deadline approaches for parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury to report on their fight against toxic mercury covering the period from 16 August 2017 (the date of entry into force of the Convention) to 31 December 2020.

Explore the brand new ratification map, an interactive overview of the Parties that have joined the Minamata Convention in the worldwide fight against toxic mercury.

Speech delivered by the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Inger Andersen at the opening ceremony of the online segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4).

The first segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4) concludes after an intense week of work with important agreements on the programme of work and budget for the coming year and announces dates for in-person segment in Bali, Indon