January 27 2020-January 30 2020, Kinshasa, DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo
March 26 2019-March 27 2019, Istanbul, Turkey
March 26 2019-March 27 2019, Turkey, Istanbul, Countries: Bangladesh, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Mozambique, Samoa
March 25 2019-March 28 2019, Cairo, Egypt
March 11 2019-March 22 2019, Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone
October 18 2018-October 18 2018, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
December 6 2017-December 16 2017, Ministry of Water, Land and Environment (MoLWE), Eritrea
Face-to-face and in the field training on developing baseline estimates of mercury use and research on socio-economic components of the ASGM sector 
November 27 2017-December 1 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia and Tobongon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Indonesia
UNITAR and Artisanal Gold Council joined forces to training researchers on investigating mercury use in Indonesia's ASGM sector
November 3 2017-November 3 2017, Web based, Geneva, Switzerland,
MercuryLearn is an online training platform to assist you in developing a comprehensive inventory on mercury releases and emissions, using the standardized methodology and database provided by the UN Environment Toolkit.
UNITAR is pleased to welcome you to participate in the second MercuryLearn webinar ‘Integrating ASGM data into your mercury inventory’ on Friday 3 November at 14:00 Geneva time (CET). The webinar is in English, and will last approximately one hour.
October 9 2017-November 26 2017, Web based,
Online training to assist in developing a mercury release and emissions inventory using the UNEP Toolkit.
September 24 2017-September 29 2017, International Conference Center in Geneva, Switzerland,
Country: Switzerland
October 27 2016-October 28 2016, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The inception workshop will serve to officially launch the Minimata Initial Assessment project. Moreover, the inception workshop will be complemented by a workshop on the baseline inventory, involving all stakeholders to upgrade current activities of collecting baseline data on mercury use in different sectors of the country.
The events will be held on the 27th and the 28th of October in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
October 27 2016-October 28 2016, Niamey, Niger
The inception workshop will serve to officially launch the Minimata Initial Assessment project. Moreover, the inception workshop will be complemented by a workshop on the baseline inventory, involving all stakeholders to upgrade current activities of collecting baseline data on mercury use in different sectors of the country.
The events will be held on the 27th and the 28h of October in Niamey, Niger.
October 24 2016-October 25 2016, Bamako, Mali
The inception workshop will serve to officially launch the Minimata Initial Assessment project. Moreover, the inception workshop will be complemented by a workshop on the baseline inventory, involving all stakeholders to upgrade current activities of collecting baseline data on mercury use in different sectors of the country.
September 1 2016-September 2 2016, Freetown, Sierra Leone
UNITAR has visited Freetown, Sierra Leone, for the official launch of the Minamata Initial Assessment and National Action Plan for Artisanal And Small Scale Gold Mining with the Sierra Leonean Environmental Protection Agency. The two-day inception workshop was designed to raise awareness among policy makers and the general public on the threats of mercury, and to mobilize the required infrastructure and support for national action.
The Workshop was attended by representatives (eighty in total) from parliament, government, industry, academia, NGOs and Civil Society, community leaders, Artisanal Small Scale Gold Miners, and others. In addition, the workshop had extensive press coverage (both print and electronic), which will help to communicate the message domestically.
August 18 2016-August 18 2016, 12:30 CEST, web based, Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is organizing a webinar for the Minamata Initial Assessment project.
July 21 2016-July 21 2016, Bangkok, Thailand, Countries: Bangladesh, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Mozambique, Samoa
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized a global inception workshop for the Minamata Initial Assessment project. The workshop was held on 21 July 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand and was conducted in English with interpretation in French.
July 12 2016-July 15 2016, Agència de Residus de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Countries: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Togo
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and United Nations Developement Organization (UNDP), is organizing a training workshop on developing national mercury inventories. The workshop will be held from 12 July 2016 to 15 July 2016 in Barcelona, Spain and will be conducted in English and French with simultaneous interpretation.
July 11 2016-July 11 2016, Agència de Residus de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and World Health Organization (WHO), is organizing a regional inception workshop for the Minamata Initial Assessment project. The workshop will be held on 11 July 2016 in Barcelona, Spain and will be conducted in English with translation in French.
May 30 2016-June 2 2016, Moroni, Comoros
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is organizing a four-day training workshop on development of national mercury inventories. The workshop will be held on 30 May to 2 June 2016 in Moroni, Comoros and would be conducted in English with simultaneous translation in French.
The participating countries will be Comoros, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Mozambique and Guinea Bissau.
May 9 2016-May 12 2016, Amman, Jordan
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is organizing a four-day training workshop on development of national mercury inventories. The workshop will be held from 9 to 12 May in Amman, Jordan. The training workshop is part of UNITAR's ongoing Minamata Initial Assessment project with the Republic of Yemen. The project is funded by Global Environment Facility and implemented by United Nations Industrial Development Organization. The participating countries are Yemen, Jordan and Macedonia. This capacity building training is first in a series of scheduled workshops organized by UNITAR to help countries in developing mercury inventories.