United Nations Report on the activities of relevant international bodies

Since then, UNDP has continued assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition in their efforts to reduce the use and release of mercury. Such efforts have mainly focused on the extractives sector, by supporting the phase-out of mercury used in mining to extract gold, and on the health sector, where we support the phase-out of mercury-containing medical devices and the reduction of mercury emissions. In addition, the adoption of the Minamata Convention on Mercury with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) as its financial mechanism has created new avenues and opportunities for providing financial and technical support to countries to assist them in reducing releases of mercury.
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