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Sixth session of the Intergovernmental
Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC 6)

3-7 November 2014 | UN Economic and Social Commission (ESCAP) headquarters, Bangkok, Thailand

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Intro - 3 November - 4 November - 5 November - 6 November - 7 November - Summary

Highlights for Tuesday, 4 November 2014

On Tuesday morning, INC6 delegates convened in plenary to continue their work to prepare for the entry into force of the Minamata Convention and the first meeting of the Conference of Parties. At the start of the session, Chair Lugris announced that Nicaragua had submitted its instrument of ratification, becoming the eighth party to the Minamata Convention.

In the afternoon, plenary was suspended to allow delegates to meet in contact groups on technical issues and finance. The groups worked late into the evening.

Sculpture “Pez-Peste” by Nicholas Garcia Uriburu, Argentina, that was presented to INC2 as a reminder of the irreversible consequences of mercury contamination and pollution. (photo courtesy of UNEP)

Delegates gathered for a first reading of technical guidance relating to exemptions and notifications

Morning Session

Fernando Lugris, INC Chair

Jacob Duer, Interim Secretariat of the Minamata Convention

Henrik Hallgrim Eriksen, Norway

Judith Torres, Uruguay

Jean Claude Emene Elenga, Democratic Republic of Congo

Hadi Farajvand, Iran

Xia Yingxian, China

Mohamed Ismail El Sehamy, Egypt

Gabi Eigenmann, Switzerland

Kasimu Bayero, Nigeria

Iftikhar-ul-Hassan Gilani, Pakistan

Fredrick Mupoti Sikabongo, Namibia

Contact Group on Technical Issues

Panel (L-R): Sheila Logan, Interim Secretariat of the Minamata Convention; Co-Chairs Jimena Nieto-Carrasco, Colombia; Karel Blaha, Czech Republic; John Whitelaw, UNEP; and Stephanie Laruelle, Interim Secretariat of the Minamata Convention

Co-Chair Karel Blaha, Czech Republic

Co-Chair Jimena Nieto-Carrasco, Colombia

R.N. Jindal, India

Alison Dickson, Canada

Contact Group on Finance

Delegates gathered in the contact group to discuss issues related to financial resources and mechanism

Elise Haber, South Africa

O. O. Dada, Nigeria

Side Event: Accelerating the National Ratification of the Minamata Convention: Experience-sharing Across Countries and Regions

Panel (L-R): Achim Halpaap, Associate Director, UNITAR; Luca Arnold, Switzerland; Fatoumata Keita-Ouane, Head of Chemicals Branch, UNEP; Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions; Jacob Duer, Interim Secretariat of the Minamata Convention; and Kei Ohno, Secretariat of the BRS Conventions

Achim Halpaap, UNITAR

Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the BRS Conventions

Kei Ohno, Secretariat of the BRS Conventions

Jacob Duer, Interim Secretariat of the Minamata Convention

Fatoumata Keita-Ouane, UNEP

Luca Arnold, Switzerland

Side Event: New materials available from WHO to support implementation of the Convention provisions on mercury thermometers and sphygmomanometers used in health care and the development of guidance on public health strategies as part of National Action Plans for ASGM

Delegates listen attentively during the WHO side event

Scenes from around the venue

Funding for coverage of this event has been provided by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

Daily Web Coverage (Click on the Following Links to See our Daily Webpages)

Intro - 3 November - 4 November - 5 November - 6 November - 7 November - Summary

Related Links

INC 6 Resources

INC 6 Website

INC 6 Annotated Provisional Agenda

INC 6 Scenario Note

Text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Minamata Convention on Mercury

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Sixth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC 6)

Sixth session of the Intergovernmental
Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC 6)