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Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries
on the Minamata Convention on Mercury
and preceding Preparatory Meeting

7-11 October 2013 | Kumamoto and Minamata, Japan

Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)

Intro - 7 October - 8 October - 9 October - 10 October - 11 October - Summary

Highlights for Tuesday, 8 October 2013

On Tuesday, 8 October 2013, the intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting of the Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries reconvened in Kumamoto, Japan, to continue negotiations on the draft resolutions to be forwarded to the Diplomatic Conference.

Chair Fernando Lugris invited reports on the discussions which took place on Monday evening in a contact group and three informal groups. Delegates continued debating resolutions on: arrangements in the interim period, most notably regarding the cooperation and coordination with the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions and the functions of the Secretariat; financial arrangements; matters pertaining to other international bodies; and establishing a technical expert group to develop required guidance on emissions.

The Meeting resolved all outstanding issues before lunch, and in the afternoon delegates adopted the draft resolutions and the report of the meeting. In the evening, delegates attended the Swiss Break, a reception hosted by the government of Switzerland.

A chef sliced breads and cheeses for participants during the evening Swiss Break.

Plenary

A view of the dais during plenary.

Jamil Mtoor, Palestinian State.

Michihiro Oi, Japan.

Sezaneh Seymour, United States.

Elsa Miranda, Indonesia.

Jacob Duer, UNEP INC team coordinator.

Amb. Patricio Torres, Chile.

Anne Daniel, Canada.

Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation.

Mohammed Kashashneh, Jordan.

A view of the room during plenary.

Side Events

Citizens Against Chemicals Pollution and the International POPs Elimination Network presented a lunchtime side event, "Honoring Minamata: Lessons Learned from Minamata Disease and the Mercury Treaty."

The Blacksmith Institute and the Global Alliance on Health Pollution (GAHP) presented a lunchtime side event introducing the GAHP as a tool for implementation of the Minamata Convention.

The Italian National Reference Centre for Mercury presented a lunchtime side event on its potential role in implementation of the Minamata Convention.