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  • 08 May 2025 Press release

    Zimbabwe legislators sound alarm over increased use of skin-lightening creams

  • 05 May 2025 Press release

    PAHO and MOHW Host Workshop to Address Mercury Risks in Skin Lightening Products

  • 24 Mar 2025 Press release

    Eliminating toxic skin lighteners is a key step towards reducing exposure risks and colorism

  • 24 Mar 2025 Press release

    I scarred my six children by using skin-lightening creams

  • 21 Mar 2025 Story

    Newsletter #17 - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership - April 2025

  • 20 Mar 2025 Editorial

    How eliminating skin-lightening products with mercury helps counter racial discrimination

  • 18 Mar 2025 Press release

    New York City Health Department Warns New Yorkers About Skin Lightening Products That Contain Dangerous Amounts of Mercury

  • 08 Mar 2025 Video

    Making small-scale gold mining safer with and for all women

  • 12 Feb 2025 Story

    Newsletter #16 - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership - February 2025

  • 09 Feb 2025 Story

    Mercury-containing lamps phased out at the Global Mercury Partnership offices in Geneva

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