Report of the thirteenth meeting of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (9 and 10 November 2022)

The thirteenth meeting of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (PAG 13) took place on 9 and 10 November 2022 in Paris (France) at the OECD headquarters and online, back-to-back with the OECD Global Forum on the Environment dedicated to mercury. The meeting was opened on 9 November 2022 at 10:00 a.m. CET by Sandra Averous-Monnery (UNEP) on behalf of the Secretariat of the Partnership. In her opening remarks, Ms. Averous welcomed members of the PAG and acknowledged efforts of partners all around the world to make mercury history. She reminded the key catalysing role of the Partnership in enhancing global action and highlighted recent advancements. She noted PAG meetings offered a unique opportunity to exchange updates on successes and ongoing initiatives, including on cross-cutting work such as the recent study reports developed in the context of the Partnership on mercury from non-ferrous metals mining and smelting and mercury from oil and gas (see page 3). Ms. Averous then invited the PAG to exchange on key future priorities and activities. She concluded by thanking the co-chairs for their energy and leadership, co-leads, as well as all partners for their dedication and commitment. She finally congratulated OECD for a successful Global Forum and expressed UNEP’s gratitude for generously hosting the PAG.