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One year on, UN expert urges ratification of treaty to phase out mercury use

One year on, UN expert urges ratification of treaty to phase out mercury use

Nov 01, 2014, at 03:06 pm

New York, Nov 1 (IBNS) The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxic waste, Baskut Tuncak, urged governments around the world on Friday to expedite the ratification process of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of the toxic heavy metal.