Launch of the Women’s Caucus for the Minamata Convention on Mercury | Minamata COP-6 Special Event

About this Event

The Women’s Caucus is a space for advancing the equality and empowerment of women within the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. It provides a self-organized framework for collective action guided by shared experiences and perspectives on preventing women’s exposure to mercury and driving positive change for women in mercury-related decision-making processes.

Minamata COP-6

The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6) will take place in Geneva, from 3 to 7 November 2025. As part of the preparation for the meeting, online events will take place from 13 to 17 October 2025.

Speakers

Mranalini RAI

Director, Women4Biodiversity

Miriam G. Medel GARCIA

Head, Environment and Global Health Team, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

Marcos ORELLANA

UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights

Richard GUTIERREZ

Programme Management Officer, Minamata Convention on Mercury

Highlights

Video

Live from CICG

Links

• Women’s Caucus for the Minamata Convention on Mercury
• Towards the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6)