UNEP
Workshop
Multi-country meeting on Enhancing Monitoring of Trade and Elimination of Mercury Skin Lightening Products
5 - 6 June 2025
Colombo , Sri Lanka
- Overview
The GEF-funded, UNEP-led project “Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products” is being implemented in collaboration with the Governments of Gabon, Jamaica, and Sri Lanka, with support from the World Health Organization and the Biodiversity Research Institute. The project aims to address the serious health and environmental risks posed by mercury-added skin lightening products.
A regional workshop was held on 5–6 June 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, alongside a Customs Training on monitoring mercury trade. The final two days featured a multi-country meeting to share lessons from the project’s implementation, particularly in Sri Lanka, and to raise regional awareness.
Representatives from Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam joined discussions on phasing out mercury-containing SLPs and explored the potential for a larger regional or global initiative.
When: 5-6 June 2025
Where: Colombo, Sri Lanka
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The overall goal of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership is to protect human health and the environment from the releases of mercury.