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Friday, November 18, 2022

Human Rights Council: Mercury, small-scale gold mining and human rights

 “I applaud the 20 countries who have completed and submitted their national action plans, and an additional 27 countries who are working on their plans. While I know that this represents a significant portion of the known global use of mercury in this sector, I also look forward to seeing more”, said Stankiewicz. “National action plans are not meant to sit on a shelf: parties are required to implement them and must provide periodic reviews of their implementation to the Conference of the Parties.”

read more... https://www.mercuryconvention.org/fr/news/human-rights-council-mercury-small-scale-gold-mining-and-human-rights

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