Governments reach successful outcome at INC6 in Bangkok

Governments reach successful outcome at INC6 in Bangkok

Gathered in Bangkok from 3 to 7 November 2014 for the sixth session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee on mercury, Governments completed a key milestone towards making the Minamata Convention an effective and fully functioning instrument upon its entry into force Read more
Seychelles ratifies the Minamata Convention

Seychelles ratifies the Minamata Convention

On 13 January 2015, Seychelles deposited its instrument of ratification, joining Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Guyana, Lesotho, Monaco, Nicaragua, the United States and Uruguay as the first ten future Parties to the Minamata Convention. Read more
The Prime Minister of Samoa opens 1st sub-regional Minamata workshop for Pacific Islands

The Prime Minister of Samoa opens 1st sub-regional Minamata workshop for Pacific Islands

His Excellency Mr. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa opened the 1st sub-regional workshop to support countries from the Pacific in the ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention in Apia, Samoa, on 19 January 2015. Read more