Events

The Mercury Waste Management Area (WMA) of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership met online on 14 November 2024.

The meeting shared updates on the working groups, as well as key highlights on the implementation of ongoing projects.

Agenda

The session proposes to analyze the relationship between artisanal and small-scale mining and biodiversity, combining two important objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework: reducing threats to biodiversity and meeting people's needs through sustainable use and benefit sharing. The proposal is to take a systemic, broad and comprehensive look at the problem, analyzing the context and role of global supply chains, legislation and public policies, without forgetting to listen to the voices from the territories. 

OBJECTIVES

(This event is for National Focal Points to the biodiversity and chemicals and waste Conventions and other government officials)

The Sixteenth International Conference On Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP-16 took place from 21 to 26 July 2024 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, in South Africa. The meeting was a great opportunity to learn more on existing research and interact with a wide range of scientists and stakeholders on mercury science.

The Partnership Area on Mercury Releases from Coal Combustion of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership held its annual meeting on Thursday 13 June 2024.

From 6 to 10 June 2024, the Partnership areas on mercury releases from coal combustion,  mercury releases from the cement industry and mercury waste management jointly held a series of workshop to enhance inventories and strategies under Article 8 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Paki

The second meeting of the Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products project stakeholders group took place online on Tuesday 21 May 2024.

The event provided an opportunity to share updates and lessons learned from the GEF project on “Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products” and hear from stakeholders regarding their experiences. 

As part of its support for the implementation of the Minamata Convention, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is funding the project Phasing out mercury measuring devices in healthcare, which is implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with the World Health Organization (WHO) as the executing agency, and the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership to provide targeted technical assistance.

Dans le cadre de l’Article 7 et Annexe C de la Convention de Minamata, et de la mise en œuvre de leur projet Plan d’Actions National (PAN) pour la réduction, et si possible, l’élimination de l’utilisation du mercure dans le secteur de l’EMAPE d’or, huit pays ont pris part à un voyage d’étude d’Afrique de l’Ouest organisé au Togo en mai 2023.

Les pays participants ont pu partager leurs connaissances et données sur les projets PANs et les stratégies nationales qui en ont découlé, mais également aborder certaines des thématiques phares, communes à la région.

(This event is for National Focal Points to the biodiversity and chemicals and waste Conventions and other government officials)