In resolution 5/14, UNEA-5.2 requested the UNEP Executive Director to convene an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. 

In response to resolution 5/14, the UNEP Executive Director convened an Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) to prepare for the work of the INC. The meeting was held from 30 May to 1 June 2022 in Dakar, Senegal in a hybrid format. 


UpdateFinal Outcome Summary on the proposed approach to the work of the INC developing an international instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (1 June 2022)


Regional coordination meetings as well as multi-stakeholder dialogues took place as part of that meeting: more information on the Multi-stakeholder Dialogues.