25 November - 1 December 2024, Busan, Republic of Korea
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), took place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, Republic of Korea.
The session was preceded by regional consultations on 24 November 2024.
Latest updates
Chair's Text (1 December)
Draft report (UNEP/PP/INC.5/L.1) of the fifth session (30 November)
Technical briefing on the Diplomatic Conference (24 November)
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
Feedback
Letter from NGOs across the world urge the Global Plastics Treaty negotiators to strongly reduce plastic bottle production and to support universal access to water services (September 2024)
Letter from members of the Congress of the United States and the European Parliament (15 November 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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