Nigeria:   Rights Group Seeks Governments Protection From Mercury

CAJ News, 23 September 2014

HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW), which said it had documented the harmful effects on humans from using mercury in small-scale gold mining in Nigeria, urged governments to make an urgent… Read more »

Tanzania:   Africa Must End Use of Mercury

Daily News, 11 September 2014

MORE than 30 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Africa, including Agenda for Environment and Responsible Development (AGENDA) of Tanzania, have signed a declaration calling for… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   'Use of Mercury Exposes Communities to Health, Environmental Challenges'

Zimbabwe Standard, 3 August 2014

The effects of the use of mercury by small-scale miners in Zimbabwe have reached alarming levels amid revelation that the miners that use the substance have been found to have… Read more »

Africa:   Lack of 'Political Will' Hampering Environmental Laws

DW, 23 June 2014

The United Nations will this week seek ways to stiffen environmental laws to crack down on everything from illegal trade in wildlife to mercury poisoning and hazardous waste. Read more »

Africa:   Mercury Treaty Will Help Protect Right to Health

HRW, 19 January 2013

The international mercury treaty just agreed sends an important signal that governments must do more to address the threat of mercury to the right to health, Human Rights Watch… Read more »

Africa:   Mercury Treaty Protects Vaccine Access

PATH, 18 January 2013

Advocacy efforts led by PATH help safeguard access to vaccines in treaty limiting mercury in the environment Read more »

Africa:   Mercury Treaty - Last Chance to Address Health Effects

HRW, 10 January 2013

A proposed international treaty to address the damaging effects of mercury should include specific provisions to protect the health of children and other vulnerable populations,… Read more »

Africa:   UNEP Studies Show Rising Mercury Emissions in Developing Countries

UNEP, 10 January 2013

Communities in developing countries are facing increasing health and environmental risks linked to exposure to mercury, according to new studies by the United Nations Environment… Read more »

Africa:   UN Launches Key Research on Mercury Emissions

UNEP, 9 January 2013

Communities in developing countries are facing increasing health and environmental risks linked to exposure to the heavy metal mercury, according to new studies released by the… Read more »

Africa:   Low-Mercury and Mercury-Free Solutions at Hand for Some Sectors of Gold Mining Industry

UNEP, 2 July 2012

Over 500 representatives, including delegates from 128 governments and representatives from intergovernmental organisations, NGOs and other stakeholders, are currently convening in… Read more »

Namibia:   How to Resolve the E-Waste Challenge

New Era, 13 July 2012

ACCORDING to UN statistics, the global community produces a total of 40 million tonnes of e-waste every year - loaded into trucks the waste constitutes a chain that easily reaches… Read more »

Africa:   Urgent Action Needed to Reduce Growing Health and Environmental Hazards From Chemicals - UN Report

UNEP, 5 September 2012

Coordinated action by governments and industry is urgently needed to reduce the growing risks to human health and the environment posed by the unsustainable management of chemicals… Read more »