Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Bureau of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury decided, at its fifth meeting held on 14 April 2021, to organize COP-4 in two segments: a first segment was conducted online within the period of 1 to 5 November 2021 and a second segment is to be conducted in-person within the period of 21 to 25 March 2022 in Bali, Indonesia.

Read the full communication on the update on the format from COP4 President Rosa Vivien Ratnawati and Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz: official letter and tentative schedule here: https://www.mercuryconvention.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/Communica….

The COP-4 bureau agreed that the regional preparatory meetings for the online segment of COP4 would be held online. The list of dates and further details can be found here: https://www.mercuryconvention.org/en/meetings/upcoming-list-view?field_….

An open call for proposals for official side events opened on Monday, 13 September 2021 and will close on Wednesday, 06 October 2021. More details and application form can be found here: https://www.mercuryconvention.org/en/news/call-proposals-side-events-co….