How eliminating skin-lightening products containing mercury helps counter racial discrimination - International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2025 [Latest news from the Global Mercury Partnership - April 2025]

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Industry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-25T05:44:41Z
dc.date.available	2025-03-25T05:44:41Z
dc.date.issued	2025-03
dc.date.submitted	2025-03
dc.description	As the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March 2025, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention and the Secretariat of the Global Mercury Partnership, are releasing a set of messages for public use and engagement that highlight the urgent need to stop the production and use of skin-lightening products containing mercury and other hazardous substances.	en
dc.description.uri	https://www.unep.org/globalmercurypartnership
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47294
dc.language	English
dc.page.number	4
dc.subject	racial discrimination
dc.subject	mercury
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.subject.theme	chemistry
dc.subject.theme	chemical pollution
dc.title	How eliminating skin-lightening products containing mercury helps counter racial discrimination - International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2025 [Latest news from the Global Mercury Partnership - April 2025]	en
dc.type	Communication or other resource
wd.identifier.institutions	UNEP Global Mercury Partnership

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