25 November - 1 December 2024, Busan, Republic of Korea
The first part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.1), took place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, Republic of Korea.
The session was preceded by regional consultations on 24 November 2024.
The Chair's Text released on 1 December 2024 is now available in all languages here.
The draft report of the INC on the work of the first part of its fifth session
The second part of the fifth session (INC-5.2) is scheduled to take place from 5 to 14 August 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The resumed session will be preceded by regional consultations on 4 August 2025.
Latest updates
List of Participants and attendance statistics
Technical briefing on the Diplomatic Conference (24 November)
Observers from NGOs selected for travel support
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Closing plenary on INC-5.1 on Sunday 1 December 2024 from 19:00 KST
News
Monday 2 December:
Plastic pollution negotiations adjourn with new text and a follow-up session planned
Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session today with agreement on a ‘Chair’s Text’ that will serve as the starting point for negotiations at a resumed session in 2025... read more >
Daily coverage from IISD: Earth Negotiations Bulletin
Flickr photo album of INC-5.1
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Letter from the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA) (20 February 2025)
Letter from GAIA (19 February 2025)
Letter from ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (19 February 2025)
Letter from the International Alliance of Waste Pickers (19 February 2025)
Letter from the Women's Major Group to UNEP (17 February 2025)
Letter from the Abya Yala network for the reduction of plastic production with binding global goals (13 February 2025)
Letter from the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (11 February 2025)
Letter from International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) (17 January 2025)
> Response from the INC Chair to the letter from International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) (24 January 2025)
Letter from members of the Congress of the United States and the European Parliament (15 November 2024)
Letter from NGOs across the world (September 2024)
Contacts
INC Secretariat: unep-incplastic.secretariat@un.org
Registration enquiries: unep-incplastic.registration@un.org
Media enquiries: unep-incplastic.media@un.org
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