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This document contains proposals for amendments to annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, focusing on mercury-added products and the consideration of phase-out dates for certain items.
Year:
2023
Region / city:
Geneva
Subject:
Mercury management, Minamata Convention
Document type:
Official proposal
Organization:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Author:
Secretariat of the Minamata Convention
Target audience:
Parties to the Minamata Convention
Period of validity:
Not specified
Approval date:
Not specified
Date of amendments:
Not specified
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Information on the entry into force of amended annexes A and B to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Geneva
Subject:
Mercury pollution, international environmental agreements
Document Type:
Information note
Organization:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Author:
UNEP Secretariat
Target Audience:
Parties to the Minamata Convention, stakeholders in international environmental policy
Effective Period:
2025–2027
Approval Date:
25 April 2024
Amendment Date:
19 May 2025
Year:
2025
Region / city:
Geneva
Subject:
Knowledge management, digitalization, environmental policy
Document type:
Note by the secretariat
Institution:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Author:
UNEP Secretariat
Target audience:
Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, environmental stakeholders, and multilateral environmental agreements
Action period:
2024-2025
Approval date:
26 June 2025
Modification date:
Not specified
Year:
2021
Region / city:
Global
Subject:
Customs codes, mercury-added products
Document type:
Guidance document
Organization / institution:
Minamata Convention Secretariat
Author:
Minamata Convention Secretariat
Target audience:
National experts, stakeholders, and Parties to the Minamata Convention
Period of validity:
Not specified
Date of approval:
Not specified
Date of amendments:
Not specified
Context description:
This document is a guidance on the use of customs codes to monitor the import and export of mercury-added products in accordance with the Minamata Convention.
Year:
2014–2016
Region / City:
Mauritius
Theme:
Environmental Protection, Climate Change
Document Type:
Project Document
Institution:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Author:
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Target Audience:
Government bodies, environmental agencies, UNDP
Period of Validity:
2014–2016
Approval Date:
June 4, 2014
Amendment Date:
N/A
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Geneva
Theme:
International cooperation and coordination
Document Type:
Note by the secretariat
Author:
Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Target Audience:
Conference of the Parties
Period of Action:
December 2023–June 2025
Approval Date:
28 July 2025
Date of Amendments:
Not specified
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Geneva
Topic:
Financial Resources and Mechanisms under the Minamata Convention
Document Type:
Report
Author:
Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Target Audience:
Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, stakeholders involved in mercury management
Period of validity:
Until 7 November 2025
Approval Date:
8 August 2025
Date of Changes:
Not indicated
Year:
2025
Region / city:
Geneva
Topic:
National reporting under the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Document type:
Official report
Organization / institution:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Author:
UNEP Secretariat
Target audience:
Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Period of validity:
From 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022
Approval date:
Not specified
Modification date:
Not specified
Year:
2023
Region / city:
Geneva
Topic:
Mercury, environmental agreements, international law
Document type:
Report
Organ / institution:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Author:
Secretariat
Target audience:
Parties to the Minamata Convention
Period of validity:
From 28 September 2023
Approval date:
28 September 2023
Date of amendments:
28 September 2023
Year:
2019
Region / City:
South Pacific, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Palau, Tonga, Vanuatu
Subject:
Mercury Inventory Development
Document Type:
Work Plan
Institution:
Biodiversity Research Institute, SPREP
Author:
David Evers, Molly Taylor
Target Audience:
Government officials, environmental experts, mercury management specialists
Period of Validity:
2019-2020
Approval Date:
30 May 2019
Date of Changes:
None
Year:
2019
Date of issuance:
8 January 2020
Meeting dates:
25–29 November 2019
Location:
Geneva, Switzerland
Document symbol:
UNEP/MC/COP.3/INF/28
Distribution:
General
Language:
English only
Conference:
Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Convention:
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Issuing body:
United Nations Environment Programme
Document type:
Official list of participants
Sections:
Parties; Observers; Non-Party States; United Nations bodies and specialized agencies; Intergovernmental organizations; Non-governmental organizations; Regional and subregional centres
Annex:
List of participants by country and organization with contact details
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Geneva, Switzerland
Topic:
Mercury, Minamata Convention
Document Type:
Official Nomination Letter
Organization:
United Nations Environment Programme
Author:
United Nations Environment Programme
Target Audience:
Government officials, representatives of States or organizations
Period of Effectiveness:
Ongoing
Approval Date:
Not specified
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Date:
3 February 2026
Type of document:
Membership list
Organization:
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Region:
AFR, AP, EES, LAC, WEOG
Countries included:
Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, China, Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Moldova, Slovenia, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Mexico, Canada, Austria, Germany, Spain, USA
Roles:
Members, Observers, Co-Chairs, Acting Chair, Representatives of organizations
Email contacts:
Provided for all listed members and observers
Affiliations:
Governments, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples organizations, intergovernmental organizations, global partnerships
Document type:
Official record of group composition
Listing includes:
Individual names, positions, countries, and email addresses
Official context:
United Nations environmental convention group membership record
Year:
2025–2026
Region / city:
Geneva, Switzerland
Subject:
Mercury management and environmental reporting
Document type:
Secretariat note / meeting report
Organization:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Convention:
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Meeting:
Eighth Meeting of the Effectiveness Evaluation Group
Reporting period:
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2024
Submission deadline:
31 December 2025
Date of document:
5 February 2026
Parties reporting:
151
Reporting rate:
70% as of 5 February 2026
Key topics:
ASGM, mercury-added products, chlor-alkali sector, emissions inventories, waste management, National Action Plans
Information on the entry into force of amended annexes A and B to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Geneva
Subject:
Mercury pollution, international environmental agreements
Document Type:
Information note
Organization:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Author:
UNEP Secretariat
Target Audience:
Parties to the Minamata Convention, stakeholders in international environmental policy
Effective Period:
2025–2027
Approval Date:
25 April 2024
Amendment Date:
19 May 2025
Year:
2025
Region / city:
Geneva
Subject:
Knowledge management, digitalization, environmental policy
Document type:
Note by the secretariat
Institution:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Author:
UNEP Secretariat
Target audience:
Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, environmental stakeholders, and multilateral environmental agreements
Action period:
2024-2025
Approval date:
26 June 2025
Modification date:
Not specified
Year:
2024
Product:
Mercury Loge
Document Type:
Release Notes
Region:
Global
Audience:
Users of Mercury Loge
New Features Included:
Yes
Bug Fixes Included:
Yes
Additional Features Included:
Yes
Relevant Modules:
Project search, PLP search, Invoice page, Document Details page, OTD reports
Year:
2015-2018
Region / city:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Thematic Area:
Transparent and Accountable Governance
Document Type:
Project Proposal
Organization / Institution:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ministry of Health (Ghana)
Author:
UNDP, WHO, Health Care Without Harm
Target Audience:
Ministries, Departments, Local Governments, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Healthcare professionals, Policy makers
Implementation Period:
2015 – 2018
Date of Approval:
20th November, 2014
Amendment Date:
N/A
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Oregon, Portland
Theme:
Mercury Minimization, Environmental Protection
Document Type:
Template
Agency/Organization:
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Author:
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Target Audience:
Facility managers, environmental compliance officers, industrial operators
Period of validity:
Indefinite
Approval Date:
October 13, 2025
Date of Revisions:
Not specified
Note:
Year
Topic:
Pollution reduction, wastewater management
Document type:
Guide
Organization / institution:
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Author:
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Target audience:
Facility operators, environmental managers, wastewater treatment plant staff
Period of validity:
Annual
Approval date:
Not specified
Date of changes:
Not specified
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Geneva
Theme:
International cooperation and coordination
Document Type:
Note by the secretariat
Author:
Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Target Audience:
Conference of the Parties
Period of Action:
December 2023–June 2025
Approval Date:
28 July 2025
Date of Amendments:
Not specified