Minamata COP-4 closes with global commitment to strengthen efforts against toxic mercury

Bali, 25 March 2022 - Delegates and representatives of hundreds of parties and organizations participated in a week of intense negotiations in the second segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, which took place in Bali, Indonesia under strict health measures from 21 to 25 March 2022.

Resuming after the first online segment in November 2021, the week's busy agenda covered many crucial topics, such as the framework to evaluate the effectiveness of the Convention, as well as the review of annexes A and B on mercury-added products and manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used.