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COP 5 Minamata Convention held in Geneva

Fifth meeting of Conference of Parties (COP 5) to Minamata Convention held in Geneva

The fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-5) will take place  in Geneva, Switzerland, from 30 October to 3 November 2023. During the second segment of COP-4, the Conference of the Parties elected Claudia Dumitru (Romania) as the President of COP-5.

Minamata Convention on Mercury, adopted in 2013, is first global legally binding treaty to protect human health and
environment from adverse effects of mercury.

Key decisions adopted at COP 5 Minamata Convention

Annexes of minamata Convention

The next meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention COP-6

The next meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP-6) will convene in Geneva from 3 to 7 November 2025 under the Chilean presidency. Until then, all stakeholders stand ready to continue engaging during the intersessional period to keep making mercury history.

About the Minamata Convention

The Minamata Convention on Mercury is the most recent global agreement on environment and health, adopted in 2013. It is named after the bay in Japan where, in the mid-20th century, mercury-tainted industrial wastewater poisoned thousands of people, leading to severe health damage that became known as the “Minamata disease”. Since it entered into force on 16 August 2017, 147 Parties have been working together to control the mercury supply and trade, reduce the use, emissions and releases of mercury, raise public awareness, and build the necessary institutional capacity.

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