IPEN's Asian Lead Paint Elimination Project was established in seven countries to eliminate lead in paint and raise widespread awareness among businesses and consumers about the adverse human health impacts of lead-based decorative paints, particularly on the health of children. The project newsletter describes project activities and achievements to date.
The final meeting on the new mercury treaty was held in Geneva in January 2013 and reached agreement on the text of the new treaty. The treaty will be adopted in October 2013 at a diplomatic conference in Japan. IPEN believes that, at minimum, a global treaty on mercury should incorporate provisions that, if taken together and fully implemented, will actually reduce total anthropogenic mercury emissions and releases to the global environment. Read our Guide to see our assessment about whether the new treaty accomplishes this.