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Learn More About Minamata

By visiting the links below you can learn more about the Minamata tragedy.

Sign On for Minamata

If you would like to add your organization’s name to the list of supporters of the “Honoring Minamata” Solidarity Statement, please send an email to ipen@ipen.org with the following information:

Organization name:

Contact name:

Country:

Thank you!

Please see below for a list of current supporters around the world.

Global Solidarity Statement

Available in the following languages:

Arabic / English (also shown below) / French / Japanese / Russian / Spanish / Thai

If your organization would like to show its solidarity with Minamata victims by signing the statement, click here.

Honoring Minamata

Welcome to IPEN’s Minamata page. Through this page you can show your solidarity with the victims of the Minamata disaster by adding your signature to the “Honoring Minamata Solidarity Statement.”

To read a Japanese version of this webpage, click here.

The Stockholm Convention’s Fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 25 – 29 April, 2011. Representatives from numerous IPEN Participating Organizations attended and participated.

3 May, 2011: Debate over export of toxic flame retardant chemicals erupts at UN meeting

Africa pushes developed countries to stop the export of toxic flame retardant wastes that can cause nervous system damage in infants and toddlers New IPEN study highlights the presence of toxic flame retardants in carpet pads commonly sold to consumers in the USA and other countries.

Read the entire press release.

29 April, 2011: Endosulfan to be Phased Out Globally

Gathered in Geneva for the Fifth Conference of the Parties this week, the nations of the world agreed to add endosulfan, an antiquated persistent insecticide, to the Stockholm Convention’s list of banned substances. Environmental health and justice organizations from around the world who have been working towards a ban welcomed the decision.

Read the entire Press Release Endosulfan

COP4

Keep the Promise Eliminate POPs

In preparation for the Fourth Conference of the Parties (COP4), IPEN shared our perspectives with all delegates on each of the major issues at the meeting via our Quick Views of Stockholm Convention COP4. (English)
Chinese .pdf 160KB
Spanish .pdf 44KB

More documents related to COP4 can be found under the "documents" tab, above.

COP4 was a landmark event, as nine new substances were listed to the Convention. In addition, a wide range of ongoing implementation and reporting activities were reviewed and improved in order to keep the promise the international community made in 2001, when the Stockholm Convention was adopted. See IPEN's press release for COP4 under the "media" tab, above.

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