The first meeting of the conference of the parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Geneva, Switzerland is continuing from 24 September- 29 September, 2017. The meeting is being conducted under the theme of ‘Make Mercury History’. Sunday’s sessions of the meeting comprises of:
- Regional meetings
- Bureau meeting
- Showcase events
- COP1 opening
- COP1 session
- Knowledge lab
- Contact groups
The plenary adopted the following documents-
- UNEP/ MC/ COP. 1/5 – Adopted
- UNEP/ MC/ COP. 1/6 – Adopted – except for Decision will be taken in the COW
- UNEP/ MC/ COP. 1/7 Adotped
- UNEP/ MC/ COP. 1/16 – Adopted
- UNEP/ MC/ COP. 1/23 – Adopted
- UNEP/ MC/ COP. 1/15 – The whole document plus the decision has been moved to the COW.
Regional meetings started at 9 am and GRULAC accepted NGOs for 5 min in the beginning where IPEN made a statement.
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