UN's Mercury Conference - preparation for a global agreement on Mercury

The Nordic countries, within the framework of the Nordic Council of Ministers, have long had a driving role in the international work to limit the use of mercury. All the Nordic countries have introduced strict restrictions on the use of mercury. However, it is not enough for the Nordic Region to clean up its own backyard - mercury is a cross-border problem which demands global solutions.

The Nordic Council of Ministers is financing the first negotiating meeting for a global agreement on limiting the use of mercury. Sweden is hosting the UN conference which is being organised outside Stockholm in Upplands Väsby.

Find out more about the conference here.

The draft programme can be found here.

Contact: Anna Gran, adviser with the Nordic Council of Ministers' secretariat in Copenhagen: tel +45 33 96 03 42 or e-mail ang (at) norden.org.