Yemen


Overview: Yemen has developed a preliminary national mercury inventory in 2008. Yemen has no any specific provision dealing with safe and sound management and use of either products/equipment containing mercury or mercury compounds nor other specific chemicals. Existing legislation is focused on the overall management of chemicals particularly related to pesticides and waste management. 


Minamata Initial Assessment

Implementing Agency

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Contact person: Jerome STUCKI (Email: Jerome.STUCKI@unido.org)

Executing Agency

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Contact Person: Oliver WOOTTON (Email: Oliver.WOOTTON@unitar.org)

Status:

Complete

Role of UNITAR

Executing agency


Ratification Dossier

Donor

Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) of Switzerland

Project execution

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Status:

Complete

Contact

Contact Person: Oliver WOOTTON (Email: Oliver.WOOTTON@unitar.org)