Sub-regional Customs Training to Enhance Monitoring of Trade of Mercury, Mercury Compounds and Mercury-added Skin Lightening Products - Summary Report

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dc.contributor.approvalRecordDirector, Industry and Economy Division
dc.contributor.authorBiodiversity Research Institute
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.contributor.otherShah, Tahlia
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Region
dc.coverage.spatialJamaica
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Asia
dc.coverage.spatialSri Lanka
dc.coverage.spatialCentral Africa
dc.coverage.spatialGabon
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-22T05:36:36Z
dc.date.issued2026-06
dc.date.submitted2026-06-22
dc.descriptionThis summary report presents the outcomes of the sub-regional customs training workshop held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 3–4 June 2025 within the Global Environment Facility-funded, United Nations Environment Programme-led project “Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products”, carried out by the World Health Organization and the Biodiversity Research Institute in collaboration with the Governments of Gabon, Jamaica, and Sri Lanka. The document describes the workshop’s purpose, background, and activities aimed at enhancing the monitoring of trade in mercury, mercury compounds, and mercury-added skin lightening products. It covers sessions on regulatory frameworks, enforcement practices, risk assessment, cross-agency coordination, country experiences, practical exercises, and participant feedback.
dc.description.conventionAgreementMinamata Convention on Mercury
dc.description.reviewStatusinternal review only
dc.description.statusAdopted
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/mercuryfreecosmetics
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49631
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number33 p.
dc.relation.TableOfContentsOpening Remarks and Introduction to the Session Understanding the Issues Posed by Mercury, Its Trade and Needs for Implementing the Obligations under the Minamata Convention Country Presentations and Case Studies Strengthening Enforcement, Compliance, Cross-agency Coordination and Collaboration National or Regional HS Code Development Measures to Enhance Monitoring Capacities for Mercury-Added Products such as Skin Lightening Products (SLPs) Experiences in Inter-agency Coordination for Managing Mercury Trade, Storage and Disposal in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Experiences from Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Containing Medical Measuring Devices Risk Assessment Methodologies Closing Remarks Annexes Annex 1 – Meeting Agenda Annex 2 – Post-Training Survey Annex 3 – List of Participants Annex 4 – Presentations and Supporting Information
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.themepollution
dc.subject.thememercury contamination
dc.titleSub-regional Customs Training to Enhance Monitoring of Trade of Mercury, Mercury Compounds and Mercury-added Skin Lightening Products - Summary Report
dc.typeMeeting resource
unepmap.identifier.locationColombo, Sri Lanka

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