Minamata Convention on Mercury
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
The Secretariat of the #MinamataConvention on #Mercury.
Together, we can #MakeMercuryHistory.
Together, we can #MakeMercuryHistory.
New publication: Gender Mainstreaming in SIP Projects
Case studies from Argentina, Armenia & the Republic of Moldova show how SIP-funded projects are integrating the needs of women and girls in mercury-related work.
🔗 bit.ly/genderinSIP
Case studies from Argentina, Armenia & the Republic of Moldova show how SIP-funded projects are integrating the needs of women and girls in mercury-related work.
🔗 bit.ly/genderinSIP
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New publication: Gender Mainstreaming in SIP Projects
Case studies from Argentina, Armenia & the Republic of Moldova show how SIP-funded projects are integrating the needs of women and girls in mercury-related work.
🔗 bit.ly/genderinSIP
Case studies from Argentina, Armenia & the Republic of Moldova show how SIP-funded projects are integrating the needs of women and girls in mercury-related work.
🔗 bit.ly/genderinSIP
At #MinamataCOP6, Parties adopted 22 key decisions to tackle toxic mercury:
Relive the highlights of the meeting, explore our newsroom & live blog, revisit special events & knowledge labs, view our photo albums, and read the IISD-ENB coverage.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
Relive the highlights of the meeting, explore our newsroom & live blog, revisit special events & knowledge labs, view our photo albums, and read the IISD-ENB coverage.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
At #MinamataCOP6, Parties adopted 22 key decisions to tackle toxic mercury:
Relive the highlights of the meeting, explore our newsroom & live blog, revisit special events & knowledge labs, view our photo albums, and read the IISD-ENB coverage.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
Relive the highlights of the meeting, explore our newsroom & live blog, revisit special events & knowledge labs, view our photo albums, and read the IISD-ENB coverage.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
Last week, #MinamataCOP6 established a global phaseout of dental amalgam by 2034.
Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz celebrated the outcomes as “a new chapter in the mercury history book", the power of multilateral cooperation to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Today's press conference: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...
Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz celebrated the outcomes as “a new chapter in the mercury history book", the power of multilateral cooperation to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Today's press conference: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Last week, #MinamataCOP6 established a global phaseout of dental amalgam by 2034.
Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz celebrated the outcomes as “a new chapter in the mercury history book", the power of multilateral cooperation to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Today's press conference: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...
Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz celebrated the outcomes as “a new chapter in the mercury history book", the power of multilateral cooperation to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Today's press conference: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...
21 decisions, including end use of dental amalgam by 2034.
#MinamataCOP6 opens "another chapter of the mercury history book" (Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz) & leaves "mercury a little further behind" (COP-6 President Osvaldo Álvarez).
Read more: bit.ly/MinamataCOP6...
@unep.org @thegef.bsky.social
#MinamataCOP6 opens "another chapter of the mercury history book" (Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz) & leaves "mercury a little further behind" (COP-6 President Osvaldo Álvarez).
Read more: bit.ly/MinamataCOP6...
@unep.org @thegef.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
21 decisions, including end use of dental amalgam by 2034.
#MinamataCOP6 opens "another chapter of the mercury history book" (Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz) & leaves "mercury a little further behind" (COP-6 President Osvaldo Álvarez).
Read more: bit.ly/MinamataCOP6...
@unep.org @thegef.bsky.social
#MinamataCOP6 opens "another chapter of the mercury history book" (Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz) & leaves "mercury a little further behind" (COP-6 President Osvaldo Álvarez).
Read more: bit.ly/MinamataCOP6...
@unep.org @thegef.bsky.social
The week of #MinamataCOP6 featured several special events, including science-policy links, effective implementation, insights from @planetgold.org, the launch of Women’s Caucus, mercury in cosmetics, film screenings & more.
Read more in our live blog: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
Read more in our live blog: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The week of #MinamataCOP6 featured several special events, including science-policy links, effective implementation, insights from @planetgold.org, the launch of Women’s Caucus, mercury in cosmetics, film screenings & more.
Read more in our live blog: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
Read more in our live blog: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
Fifth and last day of #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva
Stay updated for the schedule, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
Stay updated for the schedule, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Fifth and last day of #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva
Stay updated for the schedule, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
Stay updated for the schedule, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
Today: #MinamataCOP6 special event: Detoxifying Cosmetics and Beauty Ideals, where policy meets art
Organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership, this public event includes the film "Timpi Tampa" at the @gvagrad.bsky.social (18h15-20h25 CET).
Learn more: www.unep.org/globalmercur...
Organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership, this public event includes the film "Timpi Tampa" at the @gvagrad.bsky.social (18h15-20h25 CET).
Learn more: www.unep.org/globalmercur...
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Today: #MinamataCOP6 special event: Detoxifying Cosmetics and Beauty Ideals, where policy meets art
Organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership, this public event includes the film "Timpi Tampa" at the @gvagrad.bsky.social (18h15-20h25 CET).
Learn more: www.unep.org/globalmercur...
Organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership, this public event includes the film "Timpi Tampa" at the @gvagrad.bsky.social (18h15-20h25 CET).
Learn more: www.unep.org/globalmercur...
Fourth day of #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org-ENB & live streaming.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org)
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org-ENB & live streaming.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org)
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Fourth day of #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org-ENB & live streaming.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org)
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org-ENB & live streaming.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org)
Third day of #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org-ENB & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @planetgold.org)
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org-ENB & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @planetgold.org)
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Third day of #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org-ENB & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @planetgold.org)
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, photo albums, coverage by @iisd.org-ENB & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @planetgold.org)
Second day of #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, coverage by @iisd.org & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @planetgold.org @iisd.org, etc)
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, coverage by @iisd.org & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @planetgold.org @iisd.org, etc)
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Second day of #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, coverage by @iisd.org & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @planetgold.org @iisd.org, etc)
Stay updated for the schedule, special events, knowledge labs, live blog, coverage by @iisd.org & live streaming in all 6 UN languages.
Read our newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/minama...
(with @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social @planetgold.org @iisd.org, etc)
Participants from governments, intergovernmental organizations, UN bodies, civil society, Indigenous Peoples & youth gather at #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva to strengthen global action on mercury pollution.
➡️ Read the press release: minamataconvention.org/en/news/mina...
with @unep.org @bafu.admin.ch
➡️ Read the press release: minamataconvention.org/en/news/mina...
with @unep.org @bafu.admin.ch
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Participants from governments, intergovernmental organizations, UN bodies, civil society, Indigenous Peoples & youth gather at #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva to strengthen global action on mercury pollution.
➡️ Read the press release: minamataconvention.org/en/news/mina...
with @unep.org @bafu.admin.ch
➡️ Read the press release: minamataconvention.org/en/news/mina...
with @unep.org @bafu.admin.ch
The opening ceremony of #MinamataCOP6 had remarks by COP-6 President, #MinamataConvention Exec Sec, @unep.org Deputy Exec Director, & @bafu.admin.ch Swiss State Secretary.
🎥 YouTube livestream: www.youtube.com/live/lBKukra...
🌐 Or watch in all 6 UN languages: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
🎥 YouTube livestream: www.youtube.com/live/lBKukra...
🌐 Or watch in all 6 UN languages: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The opening ceremony of #MinamataCOP6 had remarks by COP-6 President, #MinamataConvention Exec Sec, @unep.org Deputy Exec Director, & @bafu.admin.ch Swiss State Secretary.
🎥 YouTube livestream: www.youtube.com/live/lBKukra...
🌐 Or watch in all 6 UN languages: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
🎥 YouTube livestream: www.youtube.com/live/lBKukra...
🌐 Or watch in all 6 UN languages: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
Our second special event on the evening before #MinamataCOP6 features a panel discussion with Fernando Trujillo & Aileen Mioko Smith, followed by the film Amazon, the New Minamata.
From Science to Action: Protecting the Amazon from Mercury Pollution: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/amazo...
From Science to Action: Protecting the Amazon from Mercury Pollution: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/amazo...
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Our second special event on the evening before #MinamataCOP6 features a panel discussion with Fernando Trujillo & Aileen Mioko Smith, followed by the film Amazon, the New Minamata.
From Science to Action: Protecting the Amazon from Mercury Pollution: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/amazo...
From Science to Action: Protecting the Amazon from Mercury Pollution: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/amazo...
On the eve of #MinamataCOP6, participants are already gathering in Geneva, ready to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Tomorrow marks the official start, but work is already underway.
Our first special event — Secretariat briefing on financial resources & mechanism: minamataconvention.org/en/events/se...
Tomorrow marks the official start, but work is already underway.
Our first special event — Secretariat briefing on financial resources & mechanism: minamataconvention.org/en/events/se...
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On the eve of #MinamataCOP6, participants are already gathering in Geneva, ready to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Tomorrow marks the official start, but work is already underway.
Our first special event — Secretariat briefing on financial resources & mechanism: minamataconvention.org/en/events/se...
Tomorrow marks the official start, but work is already underway.
Our first special event — Secretariat briefing on financial resources & mechanism: minamataconvention.org/en/events/se...
Ahead of #MinamataCOP6, we highlight that 6 projects under the 4th round of the Specific International Programme (SIP) have already begun implementation to #MakeMercuryHistory.
📊 SIP Dashboard: minamataconvention.org/en/implement...
📺 Latest online event on the SIP: www.youtube.com/live/071GGfN...
📊 SIP Dashboard: minamataconvention.org/en/implement...
📺 Latest online event on the SIP: www.youtube.com/live/071GGfN...
October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ahead of #MinamataCOP6, we highlight that 6 projects under the 4th round of the Specific International Programme (SIP) have already begun implementation to #MakeMercuryHistory.
📊 SIP Dashboard: minamataconvention.org/en/implement...
📺 Latest online event on the SIP: www.youtube.com/live/071GGfN...
📊 SIP Dashboard: minamataconvention.org/en/implement...
📺 Latest online event on the SIP: www.youtube.com/live/071GGfN...
Last online event of the week ahead of #MinamataCOP6:
📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Evaluating Mercury’s Impact on the Food Chain Across Six Mining Regions in Ghana
(organized by @pureearthnow.bsky.social)
We will post presentations & videos here: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
#MakeMercuryHistory
📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Evaluating Mercury’s Impact on the Food Chain Across Six Mining Regions in Ghana
(organized by @pureearthnow.bsky.social)
We will post presentations & videos here: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
#MakeMercuryHistory
October 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Last online event of the week ahead of #MinamataCOP6:
📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Evaluating Mercury’s Impact on the Food Chain Across Six Mining Regions in Ghana
(organized by @pureearthnow.bsky.social)
We will post presentations & videos here: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
#MakeMercuryHistory
📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Evaluating Mercury’s Impact on the Food Chain Across Six Mining Regions in Ghana
(organized by @pureearthnow.bsky.social)
We will post presentations & videos here: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
#MakeMercuryHistory
📍 14h45-15h45 CEST: Pollution of Lufupa river by Mercury in Kasempa district
(organized by Save Environment and People Agency Zambia)
More info & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
(organized by Save Environment and People Agency Zambia)
More info & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📍 14h45-15h45 CEST: Pollution of Lufupa river by Mercury in Kasempa district
(organized by Save Environment and People Agency Zambia)
More info & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
(organized by Save Environment and People Agency Zambia)
More info & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
📍 13h00-14h00 CEST: An evidence-based pathway to mercury-free materials for the prevention and management of dental caries
(organized by @who.int)
Watch it live: youtube.com/live/s0pj5-d...
More info & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
(organized by @who.int)
Watch it live: youtube.com/live/s0pj5-d...
More info & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
📍 13h00-14h00 CEST: An evidence-based pathway to mercury-free materials for the prevention and management of dental caries
(organized by @who.int)
Watch it live: youtube.com/live/s0pj5-d...
More info & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
(organized by @who.int)
Watch it live: youtube.com/live/s0pj5-d...
More info & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
Last day of online events ahead of #MinamataCOP6!
📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: Managing Mercury in Offshore Oil & Gas: Risks, Challenges & Opportunities
(@unep.org GMP Oil & Gas Working Group)
Watch it live: youtube.com/live/ONH93DX...
Register to today's events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: Managing Mercury in Offshore Oil & Gas: Risks, Challenges & Opportunities
(@unep.org GMP Oil & Gas Working Group)
Watch it live: youtube.com/live/ONH93DX...
Register to today's events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
October 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Last day of online events ahead of #MinamataCOP6!
📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: Managing Mercury in Offshore Oil & Gas: Risks, Challenges & Opportunities
(@unep.org GMP Oil & Gas Working Group)
Watch it live: youtube.com/live/ONH93DX...
Register to today's events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: Managing Mercury in Offshore Oil & Gas: Risks, Challenges & Opportunities
(@unep.org GMP Oil & Gas Working Group)
Watch it live: youtube.com/live/ONH93DX...
Register to today's events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
📍 18h00-19h00 CEST: Engaging Online Platforms in Enforcing Restricted Product Policies for Mercury-added Cosmetics
(organized by Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority, Zero Mercury Working Group)
More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
(organized by Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority, Zero Mercury Working Group)
More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
October 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📍 18h00-19h00 CEST: Engaging Online Platforms in Enforcing Restricted Product Policies for Mercury-added Cosmetics
(organized by Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority, Zero Mercury Working Group)
More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
(organized by Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority, Zero Mercury Working Group)
More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Minamata Convention through Legal Indicators
(organized by the International Center for Comparative Environmental Law)
More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
(organized by the International Center for Comparative Environmental Law)
More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Minamata Convention through Legal Indicators
(organized by the International Center for Comparative Environmental Law)
More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
(organized by the International Center for Comparative Environmental Law)
More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz participated in the @unep.org / EU conference "Leveraging Global Environmental Cooperation to Boost Competitiveness & Resilience".
Read the paper on #MEAs and watch the event recording: www.unep.org/events/confe...
with @brsconventions.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
Read the paper on #MEAs and watch the event recording: www.unep.org/events/confe...
with @brsconventions.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
October 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz participated in the @unep.org / EU conference "Leveraging Global Environmental Cooperation to Boost Competitiveness & Resilience".
Read the paper on #MEAs and watch the event recording: www.unep.org/events/confe...
with @brsconventions.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
Read the paper on #MEAs and watch the event recording: www.unep.org/events/confe...
with @brsconventions.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
📍 14h45-15h45 CEST: Review of the Implementation of the Article 7 on ASGM: from guidance to implementation
(organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership)
Watch the live recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dvv...
(organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership)
Watch the live recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dvv...
October 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📍 14h45-15h45 CEST: Review of the Implementation of the Article 7 on ASGM: from guidance to implementation
(organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership)
Watch the live recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dvv...
(organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership)
Watch the live recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dvv...
📍 13h00-14h00 CEST: The impacts of mercury exposure on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and ways to address them
(organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-i...
(organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-i...
October 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📍 13h00-14h00 CEST: The impacts of mercury exposure on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and ways to address them
(organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-i...
(organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-i...
Today's online events ahead of #MinamataCOP6
📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: From Science to Action: Insights from the Convention and Emerging Priorities
Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/from-...
Register to all events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: From Science to Action: Insights from the Convention and Emerging Priorities
Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/from-...
Register to all events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Today's online events ahead of #MinamataCOP6
📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: From Science to Action: Insights from the Convention and Emerging Priorities
Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/from-...
Register to all events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...
📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: From Science to Action: Insights from the Convention and Emerging Priorities
Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/from-...
Register to all events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...