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Opening statements
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Statements on behalf of Groups of States
Agenda Item 4: Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
Ghana on behalf of African Group (AG)
Samoa on behalf of Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Philippines on behalf of Asia and the Pacific Group (APG)
Mauritius on behalf of High Ambition Coalition (HAC)
Costa Rica on behalf of Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC): English | Español
Closing statement: English | Español
Palau on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)
Contact Group 1
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Members
Agenda Item 1: Opening of the session
Agenda Item 2: Election of officers
Agenda Item 3: Organizational matters
Agenda Item 4: Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
African States
Asia-Pacific States
Saudi Arabia | Closing statement
Eastern European States
Latin American and Caribbean States
Costa Rica | Closing statement
Western European and other States
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Contact Group 1
Contact Group 2
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Observers
Agenda Item 4: Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
Intergovernmental Organizations
International Chamber of Commerce | Closing statement
International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Specialized agencies and related organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Labour Organization (ILO) | Technical note
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and UNEP Affiliated Entities
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions (BRS)
United Nations System
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Closing statement
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Non-governmental Organizations
Alliance pour Le Controle du Tabac en Afrique (ACTA)
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact and Indigenous Peoples
Asociaciones de la Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas (ALAIAB)
Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities (APSCC)
Association pour L'Integration et la Developpement Durable au Burundi
Break Free From Plastic Youth | Closing statement
Centre international de droit comparé de l’environnement (CIDCE)
Civil society organizations in Latin America
Consumer Goods Forum on behalf of the Business Coalition
Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)
Friends World Committee for Consultation (QUAKERS)
Global Youth Coalition on Plastic Pollution (GYCPP) | Closing statement
Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJSupport), Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC), and groundWorkSouth Africa (groundWorkSA) | Closing statement
India Institute for Critical Action Centre in Movement (CACIM)
Indigenous Peoples Representatives
Institute of Total Environment (INTEV)
Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)
International Alliance of Waste Pickers
International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) | Closing statement
International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Local and regional governments represented by ICLEI and UCLG
Local Authorities Major Group, in partnership with ICLEI | Closing statement
No More Butts | Closing statement
Public Services International (PSI)
Royal Society of Chemistry (Watch: Video)
Women's Major Group | Closing statement
World Wide Fund for Nature (Watch: Video)
Contact group 1
Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance
Centre for Human Rights and Climate Change
Environment and Social Development Organization
International Society of Doctors for the Environment
Workers and Trade Unions Major Group represented by Public Services International (PSI)
Contact group 2
Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
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Closing statements
Statements submitted after the Second Session
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Statements on behalf of Groups of States
Contact Group 1
27/06/2023 | European Union and its Member States
Contact Group 2
22/06/2023 | Pacific Small Island Developing States
27/06/2023 | European Union and its Member States
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Members
Agenda Item 4: Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
23/06/2023 | Bahrain
23/06/2023 | Oman
23/06/2023 | Kuwait
23/06/2023 | United States of America
24/06/2023 | United Arab Emirates
27/06/2023 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
28/06/2023 | Australia
29/06/2023 | Japan
20/09/2023 | Singapore
Contact Groups 1 and 2 (Combined)
22/06/2023 | Norway
23/06/2023 | New Zealand
27/06/2023 | Japan
28/06/2023 | Bangladesh (Agenda Item 3(a) included)
Contact Group 1
21/06/2023 | Russian Federation
22/06/2023 | Brazil
22/06/2023 | Guatemala
22/06/2023 | Palau
23/06/2023 | United States of America
27/06/2023 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
28/06/2023 | Malaysia
Contact Group 2
22/06/2023 | Brazil
23/06/2023 | United States of America
27/06/2023 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
28/06/2023 | Malaysia
Intersessional Work
27/06/2023 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Observers
Agenda Item 4: Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
28/05/2023 | AWTAD Organization For Combating Corruption
23/06/2023 | Health and Environment Justice Support, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, groundwork South Africa and UN Women’s Major Group | Opening statement | Objectives | Closing statement
23/06/2023 | The Ocean Cleanup
25/06/2023 | Engineers Australia
26/06/2023 | Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)
30/06/2023 | Partnerships for Change on behalf of the Global Youth Coalition on Plastic Pollution
28/07/2023 | Asociación de Amigos de las Naciones Unidas / United Nations
Association of Spain and the Government of Catalonia
01/08/2023 | Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas
28/08/2023 | Alliance pour le Contrôle du Tabac en Afrique (ACTA)
28/08/2023 | Consumers International
06/09/2023 | King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
Contact Group 1
23/06/2023 | Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
23/06/2023 | Critical Action Centre in Movement (CACIM)
27/07/2023 | Global Youth Coalition on Plastic Pollution (GYCPP)
Contact Group 2
27/07/2023 | Global Youth Coalition on Plastic Pollution (GYCPP)
Intersessional Work
