UN Environment Minamata Mercury COP 6, 03 – 07 nov 2025 Geneva, Switzerland

Sixth Conference of the Parties of the Minamata Convention on Mercury -  (COP6), 03 - 07 Nov 2025 Geneva, Switzerland

All UN Environment relevant documents and details about the meeting can be found at the dedicated UNEP webpages. 

Intersessional work and submissions for COP-6

The Conference of the Parties had its fifth meeting from 30 October to 3 November 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, and agreed on a number of action items in preparation of the COP-6. Relevant intersessional documents can be consulted on the dedicated webpage of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

ZMWG input to intersessional reports:

• Decision MC-5/3 Study of the global supply, production, trade and use of mercury compounds
• Decision MC-5/5 Draft report on cosmetics
• Decision MC-5/6 Alternatives to the Vinyl chloride monomer production

ZMWG Views on COP6 Decisions (upcoming)

1. Revisions to Annexes A and B;
2. Effectiveness Evaluation;

You can also find these recommendations in Spanish and French. 

Statement by the Zero Mercury Working Group at COP5 (upcoming)

• Opening Statement
• Statement on Annex A and B
• Statement on Capacity Building
• Statement Effectiveness and Evalution
• Statement on Waste Thresholds
• Statement on Gender