She said Ghana’s commitment to the reclamation of the land and development of agro forestry was evident in her ratification, earlier this year, of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, which was agreed by world leaders in Canada.
The Convention was named after Minamata, to bring the world’s attention to the mercury poisoning that occurred in the city many decades ago, while minimising the release of mercury into the atmosphere.
Madam Evans-Klock said the UN was helping Ghana to achieve its sustainable development goals on environmental issues through many initiatives, such as knowledge sharing programmes; the elimination of child labour in small scale gold mining; and the reduction in the use of mercury and its release into water resources.
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