Statements at the first session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.
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Opening statements
H.E. Amb. Gustavo Adolfo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez, INC Chair
Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
Ms. Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the INC on Plastic Pollution
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Statements of behalf of Group of States
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Members
African Group
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Asia and the Pacific Group
Eastern European Group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Western European and Others Group
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Observers
Intergovernmental Organizations
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
United Nations Specialised Agencies and related organisations
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Observers from Non-governmental Organizations
Action et Education Pour Tous (AEPT) and Bridgers Association Cameroon
AWTAD Anti-Corruption Organization
Business and Industry Major Group Presented by World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Community Action Against Plastic Waste (CAPws)
Environmental and Social Development Organization (ESDO)
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
Indigenous Peoples and Their Communities Major Group Presented by Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe
International Medical Crisis Response Alliance (IMCRA)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)
Major Alliance Education Centre(MAEC)
Major Group for Children and Youth
NGO Major Group Presented by The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education (COARE)
Unions workers and wastepickers
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Closing Statements